Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
Date:
1879
Object Number:
1971.104
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Paintings
Orrando Perry Dexter (1853-1903)
Object Number:
1906.1
Date:
1906
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 x 25 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: at left: "C. Ayer Whipple / 1906"
Gallery Label:
After the death of Orrando Perry Dexter, in 1903, his father, Henry Dexter, donated a large sum of money toward the building in which the The New-York Historical Society is now located. This portrait, which was painted posthumously from a photograph, was probably commissioned as a memorial to be presented to the Society.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry Dexter
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
