Isaac Michael Dyckman (1813-1899)
Classification:
Date:
1882
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 x 22 1/4 in. ( 68.6 x 56.5 cm )
Description:
Donor was the daughter of the sitter, a prominent land owner of upper Manhattan.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Fannie F. Dyckman
Object Number:
1951.372
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "H. A. Loop / 1882"
inscription: on back: "H. A. Loop / N. Y. 1881"
Gallery Label:
The subject's original name was James Frederick Dyckman Smith. When, as the principal heir, he inherited the Dyckman lands and estate of his uncle Isaac Dyckman (1794-1868), he took the name Isaac Michael Dyckman. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his daughter.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1882
eMuseum Object ID:
19339
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Robert Livingston Livingston (1775-1843)
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1825
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 x 25 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Goodhue Livingston
Object Number:
1950.362
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1825
eMuseum Object ID:
19338
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Aaron Belknap (1789-1847)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1842
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 x 25 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 cm )
Credit Line:
Bequest of Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr.
Object Number:
1950.233
Bibliography:
Phillips, John Marshall, Parker, Barbara N., Buhler, Kathryn C., eds., The Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr. Collection of Portraits and Silver with a Note on the Discoveries of Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr. Concerning the Influence of the English Mezzotint on Colonial Painting, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1955, pp. 54-5.
Lawall, David B., Asher Brown Durand: His Art and Art Theory in Relation to his Times, Submitted to Princeton University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, March 1966, p. 84.
The Waldron Phoenix Belknap, Jr. Collection: [an exhibit of portraits, miniatures, landscapes, silver and miscellanea, March 28, 1973, at the New-York Historical Society}, New York, 1973.
Catalogue of American Portraits in The New-York Historical Society, New Haven: Yale University Press, Vol. 1, 1974, pp. 64-5.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1842
eMuseum Object ID:
19337
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Asher B. Durand (b. 1813)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1835
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 29 in. ( 91.4 x 73.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. Helen Thompson Durand
Object Number:
1935.18
Gallery Label:
Mary Frank was the daughter of Jacob and Mary Frank of New York. She became the second wife of Asher B. Durand in 1834. This portrait was a gift to the Society from her daughter-in-law.
Bibliography:
Lawall, David B., Asher Brown Durand: His Art and Art Theory in Relation to his Times, Submitted to Princeton University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, March 1966, pp.86, 129-30, 156-9, 608, 616.
Catalogue of American Portraits in The New-York Historical Society, New Haven: Yale University Press, Vol. 1, 1974, p. 236.
Smith, Alvy Ray, compiled by, Dr. John Durand (1664-1727) of Derby Connecticut: His Family Through Four Generations Featuring the Branch of His Youngest Son Ebenezer Durand Through Ten Generations to 2003, Boston: Newbury Street Press, 2003, pp. 215, 217.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1835
eMuseum Object ID:
19336
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fenwick Beekman, M.D. (1882-1962)
Classification:
Date:
1949
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 50 x 40 in. ( 127 x 101.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
1949.77
Gallery Label:
A consulting surgeon at many New York hospitals, he wrote "The Origin of Bellevue Hospital" which was published in The NEw -York Historical Society Quarterly (37, July 1953, 204-27). A member of numerous medical organizations, he was a distinguished surgeion and after a long career he retired in 1852. Dr. Beekman was a member of The New-York Historical Society; he was elected to the Board of Trustees in 1935 and served as the 23rd president of the Society from 1947 to 1956.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1949
eMuseum Object ID:
19333
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Arrival of George Washington at New York City, April 30, 1789
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
n.d.
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 93 1/4 x 142 in. ( 236.9 x 360.7 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1939.216
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
19297
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. George Starr
Classification:
Medium:
oil on linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 x 30 x 1 in. ( 94 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm )
Object Number:
1979.103
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
19295
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
George Starr
Classification:
Medium:
oil on linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 x 30 x 1 in. ( 94 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm )
Object Number:
1979.102
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
19294
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gracie Mansion, N.Y.C.
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1944
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 1/4 x 42 1/2 in. ( 87 x 108 cm )
Description:
The Mansion and Carl Schurz Park are in the foreground. Across the East River are the Hell Gate and Triboro Bridges. Astoria, Queens, is at the right.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number:
1944.337
Marks:
inscriptions: signed, lower right: I. B. Markell
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1944
eMuseum Object ID:
19287
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Lispenard Stewart I (1821-1893)
Classification:
Date:
1894
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 x 24 in. ( 76.2 x 61 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles Duncan Miller
Object Number:
1949.299
Marks:
signature and date: right center: "Harper Pennington from photograph / 1894"
Gallery Label:
Mary Rogers Rhinelander was the eldest daughter of William Christopher Rhinelander (1790-1878) and Mary (Rogers) Rhinelander. She became the second wife of Lispenard Stewart I on December 22, 1847. Her portrait was a gift to the Society from her granddaughter.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1894
eMuseum Object ID:
19286
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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