PreviewDescriptionArtist
Notes
Alfred Anderson Smith

by Nathaniel Rogers

ca. 1835-40
Watercolor on ivory
Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 6.7 x 5.4 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

Rogers, Nathanielnotes
The subject was born in New York City, became a lawyer, and was involved in city politics from 1832. He was a close friend of Samuel J. Tilden and became comptroller of the City of New York in 1841 when Robert H. Morris was mayor.
Heusted Reynolds

by Nathaniel Rogers

ca. 1825
Watercolor on ivory
Overall: 2 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (5.4 x 6.4 cm)

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

Rogers, Nathanielnotes
The subject was the son of Nathaniel Reynolds, Sr., and his second wife, Deborah (Heusted) Reynolds. Heusted was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, where the families of both his parents were early settlers.
Mrs. Robert Lenox

by Nathaniel Rogers

ca.1830
Watercolor on ivory
Overall: 3 3/16 x 2 3/8 in. ( 8.1 x 6 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

Rogers, Nathaniel 
Mrs. William Leete Stone, Sr.

by Nathaniel Rogers

ca.1820
Watercolor on ivory
Overall: 3 5/16 x 2 5/8 in. ( 8.4 x 6.7 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

Rogers, Nathanielnotes
Susannah Pritchard Wayland was the daughter of the Rev. Francis and Sarah (Moore) Wayland of Saratoga Springs, New York. She was the sister of Francis Wayland (1796-1865) who became the president of Brown University. She married William Leete Stone, Sr., in 1817. This miniature was probably painted shortly after her marriage.
Mrs. William Lewis Morris

by Nathaniel Rogers

ca.1830
Watercolor on ivory
Overall: 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 7.3 x 6.4 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

Rogers, Nathaniel 
Samuel E. Lyon

by Nathaniel Rogers

ca.1830
Watercolor on ivory
Overall: 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. ( 7.3 x 6 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

Rogers, Nathaniel 
William Leete Stone, Sr.

by Nathaniel Rogers

ca. 1825-1830
Watercolor on ivory
Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 8.6 x 6.4 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

Rogers, Nathanielnotes
The subject was born in New Paltz, New York, the son of the Rev. William and Tamson (Graves) Stone. From 1821 to 1844 he was one of the owners of the New York "Commercial Advertiser," and used that position to advance several causes in which he took a special interest, among them the Federalist party, the Erie Canal, and congressional emancipation of...
Portrait Of An Unidentified Woman

by Moses B. Russell

1831
Black ink, watercolor, and gouache on paper, laid on card
Overall: 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 7 x 8.9 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

Russell, Moses B.notes
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Magdalen Walgrove Warner

by Gerrit Schipper

1806
Pastel on paper with stumping, laid on card
Overall: 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. ( 22.2 x 17.1 cm ) mat: 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 2 in. ( 31.8 x 26.7 x 5.1 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

Schipper, Gerritnotes
The subject, nee Magdalen Walgrove, was married to her first husband, Samuel Godwin (d. 1768), on January 3, 1763. She married George Warner in 1771. George and Magdalen Warner had a farm in the Bowery between 13th and 14th streets.
Francis A. Hall

by Frederick R. Spencer

1857
Oil on cardboard
Overall: 15 1/4 x 13 1/8 in. ( 38.7 x 33.3 cm )

New York Historical Society

New York, NY

Spencer, Frederick R.notes
The subject was the son of John Bishop Hall and Evelina (McFarlan) Hall of New York. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his cousins.
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