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Alfred Anderson Smith by Nathaniel Rogers ca. 1835-40 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Rogers, Nathaniel | 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 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Rogers, Nathaniel | 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 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Rogers, Nathaniel | ||
Mrs. William Leete Stone, Sr. by Nathaniel Rogers ca.1820 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Rogers, Nathaniel | 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 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Rogers, Nathaniel | ||
Samuel E. Lyon by Nathaniel Rogers ca.1830 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Rogers, Nathaniel | ||
William Leete Stone, Sr. by Nathaniel Rogers ca. 1825-1830 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Rogers, Nathaniel | 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 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Russell, Moses B. | 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 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Schipper, Gerrit | 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 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Spencer, Frederick R. | 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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