Mrs. Abraham Van Santvoort of New York

Ezra Ames, Mrs. Abraham Van Santvoort of New York, ca. 1805, watercolor on ivory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore, 1950.4.18
Copied Ezra Ames, Mrs. Abraham Van Santvoort of New York, ca. 1805, watercolor on ivory, image: sight 3 1⁄8 x 2 1⁄2 in. (8.0 x 6.4 cm) oval, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore, 1950.4.18
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Artwork Details

Title
Mrs. Abraham Van Santvoort of New York
Artist
Date
ca. 1805
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: sight 3 1⁄8 x 2 1⁄2 in. (8.0 x 6.4 cm) oval
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry L. Milmore
Mediums
Mediums Description
watercolor on ivory
Classifications
Keywords
  • Portrait female — Van Santvoort, Abraham, Mrs.
  • History — United States — New York
Object Number
1950.4.18
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1950.4.18

Artwork Description

The Van Santvoort family of Albany, New York, founded the Hudson River Day Line in 1828, a steamship company that provided transportation along the Hudson River between New York City and upstate New York. The steamboat Robert Fulton made its last run on this line in 1948. We do not yet know anything about the young Mrs. Abraham van Santvoort shown in this miniature.