Artist/Maker
Chauncey Bradley Ives
1810 - 1894
Depicted
William Warner Hoppin
1839 - 1913
William Warner Hoppin Jr. (1839–1913)
1846
White marble
Overall: 17 x 8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. ( 43.2 x 21.6 x 19 cm )
Gift of Mr. William Warner Hoppin
1948.15
The subject, who became a prominent lawyer in New York, was born in Providence, R.I., the son of William and Frances (Street) Hoppin. He graduated from Brown University, went on to study medicine, and served as a surgeon's assistant during the Civil War. He later attended Columbia Law School and was admitted to the bar; he began his law practice in New York in 1869. This portrait bust was a gift to the New-York Historical Society from his son.
SignedSigned on back side: "C.B. Ives, 1846"
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
DescriptionPortrait bustN-YHS RR Negative Number
29885
Object NameHead
