Horatio Gates Shumway (1817-1862)
Classification:
Date:
1864
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 x 22 in. ( 68.6 x 55.9 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Colonel Stedman Shumway Hanks
Object Number:
1959.13
Marks:
signature and date: at left: "G. P. A. Healy / 1864"
Gallery Label:
The subject was born in West Granville, New York, the eldest son of Colonel Duty Shumway and Eunice (Kinney) Shumway. He graduated from Union College and studied law with his uncle Horatio Shumway in Buffalo. After practicing for a while in West Granville he moved to Chicago where he built up a lucrative business. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his grandson.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1864
eMuseum Object ID:
22292
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Winter Scene
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1660
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
frame: 44 3/4 x 61 1/4 x 3 in. ( 113.7 x 155.6 x 7.6 cm )
Overall: 35 1/2 x 52 in. ( 90.2 x 132.1 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas Jefferson Bryan
Object Number:
1867.84
Gallery Label:
Dutch painter and draughtsman Jan Abrahamsz. Beerstaten (1622-1666) was known for his townscapes and winter scenes, which reflect the increased public interest in topography in mid-17th-century Amsterdam.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1660
eMuseum Object ID:
22240
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
John Scudder (1776-1821)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1805-15
Medium:
Oil on reverse of glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 16.5 x 14 cm )
Description:
Profile in gold and black on white glass.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
1905.299
Gallery Label:
The subject was born in Braintree, Mass., where he was apprenticed in the tobacco trade. He was working as foreman of a tobacco concern in Brooklyn in 1802 when Edward Savage, who had heard of Scudder's skill as an amateur taxidermist and naturalist, hired him as curator of his Columbian Gallery of Painting and City Museum. By 1810 Scudder had bought a major part of Savage's collection and opened his own museum, the New American Museum, which survived until his death.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1805
eMuseum Object ID:
22238
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Huntsman's Tent -- Game and Dogs After a Hunt
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1700
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 65 x 51 x 1 in. ( 165.1 x 129.5 x 2.5 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of The New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts
Object Number:
1858.40
Provenance:
Luman Reed, d. 1836; Mrs. Luman Reed, New York, 1836-44; New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts, 1844-58.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1700
eMuseum Object ID:
22235
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Julia Augusta Mead (1845-1847)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1847
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 29 in. ( 91.4 x 73.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Edwin A. Abbey
Object Number:
1929.27
Gallery Label:
The subject was the first-born daughter of Frederick Mead and Mary Eliza (Scribner) mead, and sister of the donor. She died on April 17, 1847, shortly before her second birthday.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1847
eMuseum Object ID:
22190
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Anna Fryer Armitage
Classification:
Date:
n.d
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 7/8 x 24 5/8 in. ( 78.4 x 62.5 cm )
with accessory: 36 1/4 x 30 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 92.1 x 76.8 x 3.8 cm )
Credit Line:
Bequest of Cynthia Fraser
Object Number:
1986.21
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
22187
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Max Weber
Classification:
Date:
1954
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/4 x 16 x 3/4 in. ( 51.4 x 40.6 x 1.9 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Michael Biddle
Object Number:
1992.3
Provenance:
George Biddle (1885 - 1973); to his son, Michael Biddle, 1973; to The New-York Historical Society, 1991 (Through D. Wigmore, Fine Art).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1954
eMuseum Object ID:
22188
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
William H. Beard in his Tenth Street Studio
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
n.d.
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 16 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. ( 41 x 33.3 cm )
with accessory: 2 3/8 x 22 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (6 x 56.5 x 48.9 cm)
Description:
The painting depicts the artist at his easel in his Tenth Street Studio, surrounded by stuffed animal heads, animal models, and skulls, as well as other accoutrements. Thomas LeClear was the artist's father in law.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Watson Fund
Object Number:
1992.8
Marks:
signed: lower right: "T. Le Clear"
Gallery Label:
This painting was formerly titled in TMS "Self-Portrait in the Tenth Street Studio." The conservation survey in the file says that the painting is marked "T. Le Clear on lower right. Thomas Le Clear was beard's father-in-law. Until research can be completed to determine if there was any previous documented titles, I have re-titled the painting "William H. Beard in his Tenth Street Studio."
Marybeth De Filippis
February 2007
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
22186
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. James Beekman (1734-1817)
Classification:
Date:
1761
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 47 3/4 x 34 1/2 in. ( 121.3 x 87.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the Beekman Family Association
Object Number:
1962.65
Marks:
Inscription: @ canvas verso, "Jane Beekman / Born Oct. 8th 1734 / L. Kilburn Pinxt / 1761"
Gallery Label:
Jane Keteltas, the daughter of Abraham Keteltas and Jeanne (d'Honneur) Keteltas, was married to James Beekman in 1752 and bore him ten children. Painted as a companion to the portrait of James Beekman (1962.64), this picture was for some reason in need of retouching only five years later, according to an entry in James Beekman's account book which states that he paid John Durand L1.10.00 "for Altering my Wifes Picture." James Beekman ordered the picture's frame from New York City carver Stephen Dwight.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1761
eMuseum Object ID:
22185
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Getting Himself Up, Boy at his Toilet
Classification:
Date:
1862
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 10 in. ( 30.5 x 25.4 cm )
frame: 22 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. ( 57.2 x 52.1 cm )
Credit Line:
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, the gift of his widow Mrs. Mary Stuart
Object Number:
S-65
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1862
eMuseum Object ID:
22184
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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