| Preview | Description | Artist
  | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Doing Nothing by George Henry Yewell 1852 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Yewell, George Henry | |
 | Aaron Burr (1) by James Van Dyck 1834 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Van Dyck, James | |
 | William R. Symons by James Van Dyck ca. 1830-35 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Van Dyck, James |  The subject is believed to be William R. Symons of Savannah, Georgia, who married Sarah Ann Burr (d. 1814) of Bridgeport, Connecticut, in the 1830s. This miniature descended to their only son, Frederick W. Symons, and remained in the family until acquired by the Society in 1957 from Mrs. Lillian Sturtevant Pingry, the subject's great-granddaughter. |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman by Cephas Giovanni Thompson 1843 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Thompson, Cephas Giovanni | Hoffman, a noted journalist and author, was born in New York, the son of Josiah Ogden Hoffman. In 1833 he established the "Knickerbocker Magazine"; in 1835 he became editor of the "American Monthly Magazine," and during the years that followed was associated with or contributed articles to many of the leading newspapers and literary magazines. He... |
 | Sebastian Cabot by Cephas Giovanni Thompson ca. 1841 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Thompson, Cephas Giovanni | The subject of this portrait, the son of the famous Italian navigator and explorer John Cabot, served as cartographer to Henry VIII of England and Ferdinand V of Castile and as pilot major to Emperor Charles V of Spain. Thompson, who came to New York from the Boston area in 1837, probably copied John Gadsby Chapman's replica of the Holbein original,... |
 | Indian On A Cliff by Jesse Talbot ca. 1841-1876 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Talbot, Jesse | |
 | Landscape by Jesse Talbot oil on canvas New York Historical Society New York, NY | Talbot, Jesse | |
 | Boy With A Toy Horse by Joseph Whiting Stock ca. 1845 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Stock, Joseph Whiting | |
 | The Farnum Children by Joseph Whiting Stock ca. 1855 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Stock, Joseph Whiting | |
 | 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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