Artist/Maker
Henry Baerer
(1837 - 1908)
Depicted
Robert Dodge
(1820 - 1899)
Robert Dodge (1820–1899)
1873
Painted plaster and wood
Overall: 1 3/4 × 20 3/4 × 18 1/2 in. (4.4 × 52.7 × 47 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Robert Dodge
1904.3
The subject of this portrait was the youngest of eleven children of Robert Dodge (1779-1825) and Eliza Pollock (Fowler) Dodge (1783-1863) of Bayside, Long Island. His father was a member of the New York Fire Dept. and a sachem of the Tammany Society. Robert Dodge was the author of "Tristram Dodge and His Descendants in America," and was a life member of the New-York Historical Society.
DescriptionBas-relief portrait.SignedSigned at base of relief: "H. Baerer Sc. N. Y. 1873"
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
