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Mrs. Adriaan Bancker

ca. 1775
oil on canvas
35 1/2 x 30 1/2 in.

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

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The Rapalje Children

1768
oil on canvas
Overall: 50 3/4 x 40 in. ( 128.9 x 101.6 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

notes
According to the Historical Society, John Durand’s group portrait of the four children of the prominent mercantile family of Manhattan is considered one of the finest examples of colonial painting in America. From left to right are Garret (b. 1757), George (b. 1759), Anne (b. 1762), and Jacques (b. 1752). Durand had come to New York from Virginia...
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William Beekman

1766
oil on canvas
Overall: 36 x 28 in. ( 91.4 x 71.1 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

notes
James William Beekman (22 November 1815 – 15 June 1877) was vice president of the New York Hospital. Biography He was born in New York City on November 22, 1815. He was a descendent of Wilhelmus Beekman, who sailed with Peter Stuyvesant to New Netherlands, and was an officer of the Dutch West India Company.[1] He graduated from Columbia College in...
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Adriaan Bancker

ca. 1775
Oil on canvas
Overall: 35 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. ( 90.2 x 77.5 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

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