Dr. William Hamersley
Date1885-1889
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 7/8in. (14 x 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 7/8in. (14 x 9.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 7/16 x 4 3/16in. (16.4 x 10.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 7/8in. (14 x 9.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 7/16 x 4 3/16in. (16.4 x 10.6cm)
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a man wearing a shirt, vest, and coat.
Object number2011.63.62
InscribedOn verso, upper center, in blue ink, "Dr. William Hamersley (1760-1832)/m. Eliza Van Cortlandt de Peyster 1789/ great great grandfather of Jane Hamersley/Wright/(probably from portrait)"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesDate Note: The photograph was taken about 1885-1889; the painting that it reproduces was probably painted about 1790-1800. (Ruocco, 03/10/12)Subject Note: Dr. William James Hamersley was born about 1761 and died in 1832. He married Elizabeth Van Courtlandt de Peyster in 1798. Dr. Hamersley and his wife were the parents of William James Hamersley, the Hartford publisher (b. 1808) and the grandparents of Judge William Hamersley (1839-1920) (Ruocco, 03/10/12)
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Not on viewRichard S. DeLamater
mid 19th-early 20th century