Cornelius Zabriskie

Period1823

MediumPastel on paper

Dimensions26.25 × 21.75 in. (66.7 × 55.2 cm)

SignedPaper label attached to the reverse in the apparent handwriting of the artist reads, "This portrait taken July 6, 1823 - / by Micah Williams - / Cornelius C. Zabriskie aged 39 years."

ClassificationsPortraits

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George Strong, 2014

Object number2015.6.2

DescriptionMale facing right wearing a navy blue coat with wide lapels and gold buttons, yellow waistcoat, and white shirt with stock. Blue eyes and dark brown hair. Mottled green/brown background. Fragments of a newspaper lining adhering to the back of the frame.
NotesCornelius Christian Zabriskie of Bergen County, NJ, was born in 1784, a son of Christian A. Zabriskie and Maria Bogert. In 1803, he married Maria Hopper. They lived in New Barbadoes Township, Bergen County, which at the time included Paramus. Zabriskie died in 1865.

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