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Silhouette of Major Edward Stanly.
Persistent link:
https://digital.librarycompany.org/islandora/object/digitool%3A55453
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Details
Creator
André, John, 1751-1780.
Title
Silhouette of Major Edward Stanly.
Date
1778
Physical Description
8 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches ; Frame: 15 1/2 x 11 7/8 x 1 inches.
Notes
Black silk with cut paper on top.
Removed from its frame in 2007.
Note on top recto: Profile taken by Major Andre of the British Army; bottom: Major Stanly of the 17th Light dragoons 1778, cut by Major Andre. MS on verso: return'd to me after the Death of Mr. H. Pennington and I now give it to Foxhall A. Parker, U. S. Navy Eliza Lawrence, Aug. 22, 1862. The profile of Major Stanly of the 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons since Earl of Derby. Done by Major Andre while the British Army was in Philadelphia, and presented by him to Miss Rebecca Redman (afterwards Mrs. E. Lawrence).
LCP Annual Report, 1900: "In concluding this brief review of the year’s gifts, it remains to mention that which Philadelphians will probably considered the most valuable: it is the André Collection, belonging to the late Gen. John Meredith Read, at one time Minister of the United States to Athens, presented by his family to the Library Company. It comprises a large mirror (68 x 29 x 2") which formed part of the decoration of the Wharton House at the time of the Mischianza; profiles cut by Major André for Miss Rebecca Redman, in 1778, of Capt. Lullum Batwell, of the 46th Regiment of Foot, and of himself; a ticket for the Mischianza, May 18th, 1778, with invitation written on the back and signed by Sir Henry Calder; profile of Major Edward Stanley, of the 17th Light Dragoons, afterwards the twelfth Earl of Derby, and the following verses written to a German air by Major André at the request of Miss Redman, January 2d, 1777."
Gift of Mrs. John Meredith Read, 1900.
Subject
Stanly, Edward -- Portraits.
Geographic subject
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
Genre
Silhouette.
Location
OBJ 061
Accession number
OBJ 061
In Collections
Art and Artifacts Collection
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