Edward Jones (1812-1869)
Title
Edward Jones (1812-1869)
Date
ca. 1860-1865
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 30 x 25 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry Burr Barnes
Object Number
1944.2
Gallery Label
The subject was the eldest son of Edward Renshaw Jones and Elizabeth (Schermerhorn) Jones of New York. He received his A.B. from Columbia College in 1830 and his M.D. in 1834, and he served as trustee of that institution from 1849 to 1869. His portrait was a gift to the New-York Historical Society from his granddaughter.
Bibliography
Catalogue of American Portraits in The New-York Historical Society, New Haven: Yale University Press, Vol. 1, 1974, p. 406-7.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stuyvesant Le Roy (1836-1897)
Title
Stuyvesant Le Roy (1836-1897)
Date
ca. 1845
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 42 x 33 in. ( 106.7 x 83.8 cm )
Credit Line
Bequest of Stuyvesant Le Roy
Object Number
1952.39
Gallery Label
The subject was the son of Daniel and Susan Elizabeth (Fish) Le Roy. His portrait was a gift to the New-York Historical Society from his son.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
J. P. Sherwood
Title
J. P. Sherwood
Date
ca. 1835
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 24 in. ( 71.1 x 61 cm )
Credit Line
Purchase, The Louis Durr Fund
Object Number
1942.202
Marks
inscription: on back: "J. P. Sherwood / John Vanderlyn junr. N.Y."
Gallery Label
The subject was an artist who was active in Charleston, South Carolina, in the 1830s.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Violinist - Carnegie Hall
Title
The Violinist - Carnegie Hall
Date
1955
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 24 x 20 in. ( 61 x 50.8 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. W.D. Virtue
Object Number
1956.83
Gallery Label
Mrs. Luke's painting pictorially documents the career of Giuseppe Ravita (1890-1958), known as the fiddler of the 57th Street and the "Paganini of the Streets."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
A Privateersman Ashore
Title
A Privateersman Ashore
Date
1893
Medium
Oil on Russell's canvas board
Dimensions
Overall: 18 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 1/16 in. ( 46.4 x 29.2 x 0.2 cm )
Description
Figure
Credit Line
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Object Number
1948.28
Inscriptions
Signed at lower right in gray oil: "H. Pyle."; verso inscribed in graphite: "A Privateer ashore. / Evolution of New York / Second Paper. / page 58[crossed out] / [illegible] / HWA / Jan 11/93 / Proof Feb 20/93"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Landscape
Title
Landscape
Date
1849
Medium
Oil on canvas (relined)
Dimensions
Overall: 32 x 49 in. ( 81.3 x 124.5 cm )frame: 42 1/4 x 58 x 4 in. ( 107.3 x 147.3 x 10.2 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Edward Van Zandt Lane
Object Number
1945.92
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Winter in Holland
Title
Winter in Holland
Date
1859
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 31 5/8 x 45 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( 80.3 x 115.6 x 2.2 cm )
Credit Line
The Robert L. Stuart Collection, on permanent loan from the New York Public Library
Object Number
S-110
Marks
inscriptions: Signed, dated lower right: Louis Vervee 1859. Figure Carl Eugene Verboeckhoven
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
John Bainbridge and daughter
Title
John Bainbridge and daughter
Medium
oil
Dimensions
Overall: 51 x 41 x 2 in. ( 129.5 x 104.1 x 5.1 cm )
Credit Line
The Durr Collection
Object Number
1882.54
Provenance
Bought at the sale of the collection of Thomas Sully, Dec. 20, 1872.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Gloucester Fishing Boat
Title
Gloucester Fishing Boat
Date
1941
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 12 x 16 in. ( 30.5 x 40.6 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Object Number
1941.644
Marks
Signature: Upper Right: "P. KOSTER"
Gallery Label
This painting is dated from information received at the time of its acquisition.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Connoiseur
Title
The Connoiseur
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 23 1/2 x 35 1/8 in. ( 59.7 x 89.2 cm )
Object Number
1948.156
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
