Richard Hildreth (1807-1865)
Classification:
Date:
1858
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 x 25 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 cm )
Description:
Credit Line:
Gift of Eugenia C. Pratt
Object Number:
1884.1
Gallery Label:
Hildreth, an historian, editor, and novelist, was born in Deerfield, Mass., and died in Florence, Italy. He is best known for his six-volume opus, "History of the United States (1849-52)." This portrait was a gift to the Society from the artist's daughter.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1858
eMuseum Object ID:
401
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Madonna and Child with Donor
Collections:
Classification:
Date:
19th century
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 10 x 1 in. ( 35.6 x 25.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Votive picture
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman
Object Number:
1937.332
Marks:
On reverse: Nadelman collection label with "2408/Swiss" in ink.
"Gallery VII" in chalk
"c. 1708" in chalk
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
400
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Henry Benson (1741-1823)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1821-1823
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 x 25 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 cm )
Credit Line:
Bequest of Robert Benson, Jr.
Object Number:
1885.1
Gallery Label:
Henry Benson (1741-1823) was the son of Robert Benson and Catharine (Van Borsum) Benson, and the brother of Robert and Egbert Benson (qq.v.). He was one of the earliest (1770) members of the Masonic Society of the City of New York.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1823
eMuseum Object ID:
399
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Robert Benson (1739-1823)
Classification:
Date:
1804
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 3/4 x 24 1/4 in. ( 78.1 x 61.6 cm )
Credit Line:
Bequest of Robert Benson, Jr.
Object Number:
1885.3
Bibliography:
Sizer, Theodore, The Works of Colonel John Trumbull: Artist of the American Revolution, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1967, pp. 1, 20.
Catalogue of American Portraits in The New-York Historical Society, New Haven: Yale University Press, Vol. 1, 1974, pp. 72-3.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1804
eMuseum Object ID:
397
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
St. Peter Denying Christ
Classification:
Medium:
oil on linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 48 x 67 x 1 in. ( 121.9 x 170.2 x 2.5 cm )
Object Number:
1888.3
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
396
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pool in the Catskills
Classification:
Date:
n.d.
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 17 x 23 in. ( 43.2 x 58.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase, The Louis Durr Fund
Object Number:
1888.5
Gallery Label:
Painting is in frame for 1932.12
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
395
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Mrs. Samuel Jaudon (1799-1880)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1825-1830
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 1/4 x 25 in. ( 76.8 x 63.5 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Cortlandt Van Rensselaer
Object Number:
1921.4
Gallery Label:
Margaret Peyton Alricks was married to Samuel Jaudon on August 4, 1823.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1830
eMuseum Object ID:
384
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plaza Auction House
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1946
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 3/4 x 30 1/4 in. ( 50.2 x 76.8 cm )
Credit Line:
Purchase, Foster-Jarvis Fund
Object Number:
1976.7
Gallery Label:
This is one of the paintings in the artist's 59th Street series.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1946
eMuseum Object ID:
375
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
View of New York Harbor
Classification:
Date:
c. 1860
Medium:
Oil on linen
Dimensions:
canvas: 26 1/4 x 36 1/8 in. ( 66.7 x 91.8 cm )
frame: 32 x 42 in. ( 81.3 x 106.7 cm )
Description:
View of New York Harbor from Booklyn Heights showing Manhattan from Trinity Church to Castle Garden, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Governor's Island, Staten Island and Jersey Shore.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Thomas Jefferson Bryan Fund
Object Number:
1981.6
Gallery Label:
View of New York Harbor from Booklyn Heights showing Manhattan from Castle Garden to Trinity Church, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Governor's Island, Staten Island and Jersey Shore.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
369
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bay of Naples
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1838-1840
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 25 x 36 in. ( 63.5 x 91.4 cm )
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Mae L.P. Pringle
Object Number:
1956.174
Gallery Label:
This was painted from a description in Byron's poem, De Corsair.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
368
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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