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Nassau Hall in1860,

1860

F. Childs (possibly Benjamin F. Childs, American, 1814–1863), American, active 1860
PP239

Information

Title
Nassau Hall in1860
Dates

1860

Maker
F. Childs (possibly Benjamin F. Childs, American, 1814–1863)
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
sight: 65.5 x 90.8 cm (25 13/16 x 35 3/4 in.) frame: 76.2 x 101.6 cm (30 x 40 in.)
Credit Line
Princeton University, gift of Alfred E. Vondermuhll, Class of 1901
Object Number
PP239
Place Depicted

North America, United States, New Jersey, Princeton, Princeton University

Signatures
Dated 1860.
Marks/Labels/Seals
On top of stretcher: Nassau Hall in 1860 - painted by F. Childs and reproduced that year by colored lithography - Robertson, Seibert & Shearman, lithographers; McGinness and Smith, publishers. Ownership of this painting passed from the family of President Maclean to that of Prof. Henry Clay Cameron, and in June 1929 from Dr. Arnold Guyot Cameron '86, by gift of Alfred E. Vondermuhll of the Class of 1901, to Princeton University.
Culture
American
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, canvas
Subject
figures (representations), men, buildings, women, trees

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