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 . PETER AUGUSTUS JAY BY JOHN WESLEY JARVIS. PORTRAIT OF A LADY BY CHARLES ROBERT LESLIE EARLY AMERICAN PAINTINGS CHARLES ROBERT LESLIE i794-1859 Born in England of American parents, he was taken to Americain 1799. In 1811 he returned to England and studied at theRoyal Academy under Benjamin West and Washington All-ston. He remained in England most of his life. AQ PORTRAIT OF A LADY. The costume of this portrait is of the period of Lesl
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 . PETER AUGUSTUS JAY BY JOHN WESLEY JARVIS. PORTRAIT OF A LADY BY CHARLES ROBERT LESLIE EARLY AMERICAN PAINTINGS CHARLES ROBERT LESLIE i794-1859 Born in England of American parents, he was taken to Americain 1799. In 1811 he returned to England and studied at theRoyal Academy under Benjamin West and Washington All-ston. He remained in England most of his life. AQ PORTRAIT OF A LADY. The costume of this portrait is of the period of Leslies visit to this country, 1833-34,and doubtless it was painted here at that time. It is beauti-fully treated and rich in color. The face resembles not alittle the portraits of Lydia Huntley Sigourney (1791-1865),the Connecticut authoress. (From notes supplied by CharlesHenry Hart.)On canvas: H. 35^4 inches; W. 26 inches. Lent by Mr. Herbert Lee EARLY AMERICAN PAINTINGS EDWARD D. MARCHANT i806-1887 Born at Edgartown, Massachusetts, he painted portraits inPhiladelphia for many years; he died at Asbury Park, NewJersey. Dunlap writes of Marchant as follows: This gentle-man has exhibited seve
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