Letter of Recommendation
Classification:
Date:
1870
Medium:
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 7/16 x 30 7/16 x 1/2 in. ( 64.6 x 77.3 x 1.3 cm )
Credit Line:
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, the gift of his widow Mrs. Mary Stuart
Object Number:
S-86
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed, dated lower right: C. Baugniet 1870
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
21695
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Toast (Le Souper)
Classification:
Date:
1860
Medium:
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 11 7/8 x 1/4 in. ( 23.2 x 30.2 x 0.6 cm )
Credit Line:
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, the gift of his widow Mrs. Mary Stuart
Object Number:
S-134
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed, dated lower right: P.V. Wyngaerdt 1860
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
21694
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Aeneas and Creusa
Classification:
Date:
1771
Medium:
Oil on linen
Dimensions:
Unframed: 6 ft. 2 in. × 56 in. (188 × 142.2 cm)
Framed: 6 ft. 7 1/2 in. × 61 in. × 2 3/4 in. (201.9 × 154.9 × 7
Credit Line:
Gift of William Henry Webb
Object Number:
1865.2
Gallery Label:
Drawn from Book II of Virgil's Aeneid, the painting depicts the moment when Aeneas and his family-his elderly father, Anchises, his son, and wife, Creusa-decide to flee Troy after a series of foreboding celestial omens, including lightning and a falling meteor (a popular astronomical subject in artistic and scientific circles during the late eighteenth century). The identity of the scene is confirmed by the presence in the distant sky of the meteor mentioned obliquely by Virgil in his text. Until recently-since at least 1867-the painting was thought to be a depiction of the Trojan hero, Hector, taking his leave of his wife, Andromache, and his father, Priam, and son, Astyanax, as recounted in Book VI of Homer's Iliad. The artist's companion piece to this painting is "Chryseis Returned to Her Father Chryses," also in the Society's collection (accession No. 1865.1). True to the academic standards of his day, West believed that noble historical subjects drawn from classical antiquity exemplified timeless virtues to be admired and emulated. Dubbed the "American Raphael," West settled permanently in England in 1763 intent on succeeding as a grand-manner history painter and his London studio became a Mecca for American artists studying abroad. A founding member of the Royal Academy in 1768, he became president in 1792 and enjoyed royal patronage as History Painter to George III.
Bibliography:
Evans, Grose, Benjamin West and the Taste of his Times, Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1959, pp. 44-5.
Rosenblum, Robert, "Benjamin West and the Taste of His Times by Grose Evans," The Art Bulletin, Vol. 42, No. 1, March 1960, pp. 76-9.
Evans, Forinda, Benjamin West and His American Students, Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1980, pp. 11-23.
Koke, Richard J., American Landscape and Genre Paintings in the New York Historical Society, Vol. I, New York: The New-York Historical Society, 1982, pp. 259-61.
Erffa, Helmut von, The Paintings of Benjamin West, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1986, pp. 256.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1771
eMuseum Object ID:
21693
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Roman Colosseum
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1854-69
Medium:
Oil on canvas, unfinished
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 21 in. ( 36.2 x 53.3 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number:
1932.51
Marks:
Inscription: Pencil on stretcher: "T. H. HOTCHKISS / ROME ITALY"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1854
eMuseum Object ID:
21661
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"Manhattan Contrasts", N.Y.C
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1917
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 56 x 38 in. ( 142.2 x 96.5 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
Object Number:
1941.454
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1917
eMuseum Object ID:
21658
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The River Crossing, Ledr Valley, North Wales
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1854
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/8 x 33 1/16 x 7/8 in. ( 61.3 x 84 x 2.2 cm )
Credit Line:
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, the gift of his widow Mrs. Mary Stuart
Object Number:
S-85
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed, dated lower right: H. J. Boddington 1854.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1854
eMuseum Object ID:
21652
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
A Glass of Lemonade
Classification:
Date:
1860
Medium:
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 x 18 x 3/8 in. ( 55.9 x 45.7 x 1 cm )
Credit Line:
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, the gift of his widow Mrs. Mary Stuart
Object Number:
S-77
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed, dated upper left: E. M. Beranger 1860.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
21651
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Scotch Sheep
Classification:
Date:
1868
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 26 5/8 x 40 x 1 in. ( 67.6 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm )
Credit Line:
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, the gift of his widow Mrs. Mary Stuart
Object Number:
S-69
Marks:
inscriptions: back inscription in French with artist's signature and date. Signed, and dated lower left: Eugene Verboeckhoven / 1868.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1868
eMuseum Object ID:
21650
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Still Life with Fruit on a Ledge
Classification:
Date:
1867
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/16 x 13 3/8 x 3/4 in. ( 25.9 x 34 x 1.9 cm )
Credit Line:
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, the gift of his widow Mrs. Mary Stuart
Object Number:
S-55
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed, dated lower right: Emilie Preyer 1867
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1867
eMuseum Object ID:
21649
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Presentation
Classification:
Date:
1881
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 7/8 x 36 7/8 x 7/8 in. ( 63.2 x 93.7 x 2.2 cm )
Credit Line:
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, the gift of his widow Mrs. Mary Stuart
Object Number:
S-49
Marks:
inscriptions: Signed, dated lower right: J. Aranda, Sevilla 1881
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1881
eMuseum Object ID:
21648
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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