Catalogue of the Gallery of Art of the New York Historical Society (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1915. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGE Portrait Of Asher B. Durand, by Himself 42 Portrait Of Thomas J. Bryan, by W. O. Stone 66 A Virgin And Child, With Four Saints, by Guido of Sienna . . .68 Knights At A Tournament, by Giotto di Bondone 60 The Birth Of St. John The Baptist, by Uccello 62 Adoration Of The Infant Christ, by Macrino D'Alba .... 64 The Crucifixion, by Andrea Mantegna 66 Portrait Of A Jansenist, by Phillippe De Champagne .... 68 The Crucifixion, by Jan Van Eyck 72 Portrait, by Paul Rembrandt 74 Portrait Of A Knight Of The Order Of The Golden Fleece, by Rubens 76 William, Prince Of Orange (william III), by Gerard Terburg . . 78 St. George And The Dragon, by Albert Durer 80 Portraits Of Two Ladies, by Largilliere 86 Portrait Of John Singleton Copley, by Himself 90 Portrait Of Charles Wilson Peale, by Benjamin West ... 92 Bust Of Louis Durr, by Baerer 102 The Three Marys, by Luini 116 LUMAN REED Luman Reed was born in Green River, Columbia County, N. Y., in 1785, and died in 1836. He removed when a boy to Coxsackie, N. Y., where he was educated in an ordinary school at the expense of an uncle. Later he was employed in a country store and subsequently became the partner and brother-in-law of his employer. He made frequent trips to New York City on a sloop called the "Shakespeare," belonging to the firm, selling produce of the farms around Coxsackie and purchasing goods in New York for his country store. Later he became a merchant in New York and between the years 1815 and 1832 he gained a fortune. It was then that he began to gratify other instincts and art attracted his attention. He became the patron of American Art and sought the acquaintance of artists, interesting himself in their labors, giving them many commissions for work. Mr. Reed lived at 13 Greenwich S...