John David Wolfe (1792-1872) / ML "D. Huntington"
Scope and Contents
Portrait of man with a beard sitting on red leather arm chair, lion head design on arm rest, holding open book in left hand. Wolfe was first President of A.M.N.H. 1869-1872, merchant and philanthropist. Support: Canvas. Frame: Gilt wood and gesso, foliate design, 57 3/4 x 51 7/8. Inscription: Frame plate "John David Wolfe/First President/of the/American Museum of Natural History/April 8, 1869 - May 17, 1872" On back in chalk "J D Wolfe." 1878 copy of earlier portrait. See Meeting of the Board of Trustees, February 19, 1879 and Minutes of the Board of Trustees, November 11, 1878.
Dates
- 1878
Creator
- Huntington, Daniel, 1816-1906 (Artist, Person)
Extent
1 Item : painting : oil on canvas ; 41 3/8 x 35 1/2 in.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Miss Catherine L. Wolfe; 11/1878.
Local note
Located in Special Collections, Floor 1, Stack 1-8.
A-100.
- Art Survey
- Wolfe, John David, 1792-1872 -- Portraits
Creator
- Huntington, Daniel, 1816-1906 (Artist, Person)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
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