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Saint-Gaudens, Augustus,
Portrait male -- Vanderbilt, Cornelius, Jr.
Portrait male -- Vanderbilt, William Henry
Relief
Sculpture
Cornelius Jr. and William Henry Vanderbilt, (sculpture).
Artist:
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907, sculptor.
Title:
Cornelius Jr. and William Henry Vanderbilt, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
William Henry Vanderbilt II and Cornelius Vanderbilt III, (sculpture).
Dates:
1882.
Medium:
Plaster.
Dimensions:
16 1/2 x 26 3/4 in.
Inscription:
(Upper right:) WILLIAM HENRY VANDERBILT JVNIOR/AT AGE OF ELEVEN AND HIS/BROTHER CORNELIVS VANDERBILT/JVNIOR AT THE AGE OF EIGHT (Monogram:) A ST G FECIT NEW YORK MARCH/MDCCCLXXXII signed
Description:
Two young boys in left profile dressed in sailor suits with large flowing ties. Cornelius is on the left and William Henry on the right. Panels with shields decorated in oak leaves and acorns are at either end.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Vanderbilt, Cornelius, Jr. -- Child
Portrait male -- Vanderbilt, William Henry -- Child
Object Type:
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Located Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, RR 3, Box 73, Cornish, New Hampshire 03745
Remarks:
The relief was done in conjunction with other work done for the entrance hall and dining room of the new Vanderbilt house.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 76007905
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Inventory of American Sculpture
76007905
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