Collection Highlights
Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant
Date:
1656
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1656.D
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John Martin (ca. 1820-after 1873)
Object Number:
1944.93
Date:
1861
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 25 5/8 in. ( 91.4 x 65.1 cm )
Marks:
inscription (now illegible): on back: "S. Vogelgsang Pinx, 1861"
Gallery Label:
Martin was an importer of liquors, and from 1860 to 1873 he was so listed at 60 West Street in the New York City Directory. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his grandnephew.
Credit Line:
Gift of Harold F. Nutzhorn
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
