Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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view all| Title | Date | Object Number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arch of Titus, Moonlight | 1867 | 1932.43 | |
| High Bridge, Harlem River, N.Y.C. | n.d. | 1935.98 | |
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John Lawrence (1732-1794) | 1756 | 1948.40 |
| Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, N.Y. | 1893 | 1915.2 | |
| Dyckman Farmhouse, Inwood, N.Y.C | ca. 1900-1910 | 1915.29 | |
| Nagel Farmhouse, Inwood, N.Y.C. | Before 1901 | 1915.48 | |
| Ruins of the Reservoir, Fifth Avenue, N.Y.C | ca. 1900-1910 | 1915.55 | |
| Avenue A at East 72nd Street, N.Y.C | ca. 1900-1910 | 1915.62 | |
| Third Avenue at 43rd Street, N.Y.C | ca. 1900-1910 | 1915.63 | |
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Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bayard | ca. 1644 | 1915.7 |
