Early American paintings; catalogue of an exhibition held in the Museum of the Brooklyn instituteof arts and sciences, Brooklyn, February 3d to March 12th, 1917 . SAMUEL MYERS BY GILBERT STUART CAPTAIN RICHARD PEARSON BY GILBERT STUART EARLY AMERICAN PAINTINGS GILBERT STUART CONTINUED QQ CAPTAIN RICHARD PEARSON, R. N. (1731-1806). ^ Richard Pearson was the commander of the Serapis in her famous fight with John Paul Jones in the Bon-homme- Richard, and for his defence of the ship the king bestowed upon him knighthood, which caused Jones to say when he heard of it that he hoped some day he w
Early American paintings; catalogue of an exhibition held in the Museum of the Brooklyn instituteof arts and sciences, Brooklyn, February 3d to March 12th, 1917 . SAMUEL MYERS BY GILBERT STUART CAPTAIN RICHARD PEARSON BY GILBERT STUART EARLY AMERICAN PAINTINGS GILBERT STUART CONTINUED QQ CAPTAIN RICHARD PEARSON, R. N. (1731-1806). ^ Richard Pearson was the commander of the Serapis in her famous fight with John Paul Jones in the Bon-homme- Richard, and for his defence of the ship the king bestowed upon him knighthood, which caused Jones to say when he heard of it that he hoped some day he would cause him to be made an Earl. (From notes supplied by Charles Henry Hart.) Painted ca. 1788. On canvas: H. 30 inches; W. 24^ inches. Lent by Mr. Herbert Lee EARLY AMERICAN PAINTINGS GILBERT STUART CONTINUED 1 00 C0L0NEL WILLIAM STEPHENS SMITH (1754-AV/w j8i6). William Stephens Smith was born in NewYork City; graduated from the College of New Jersey withthe class of 1774. At the outbreak of the Revolution he ranaway from home and enlisted as a private in the ContinentalArmy. He served successively as major and aide-de-campunder General Sullivan in 1777, and of Spencers regiment
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