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 . ion at Knights Hill. Refusing the demand ofLord RaWdon to take up arms against his countrymen inAugust 1780, he was thrown in prison and chained to thefloor, and bore to his grave the marks of the irons upon hisankles. In 1788 he was a member of the Convention toframe the Constitution. In 1793-1796 he was member of thestate Senate and a trustee of the South Carolina married in the year 1770 Sarah Cantey, daughter ofCaptain
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 . ion at Knights Hill. Refusing the demand ofLord RaWdon to take up arms against his countrymen inAugust 1780, he was thrown in prison and chained to thefloor, and bore to his grave the marks of the irons upon hisankles. In 1788 he was a member of the Convention toframe the Constitution. In 1793-1796 he was member of thestate Senate and a trustee of the South Carolina married in the year 1770 Sarah Cantey, daughter ofCaptain John canvas: H. 29 inches; W. 23 U2 of Davis Rogerson Williams, great-great-grandsonof Captain Chestnut. Lent by Mr. Herbert Lee Pratt. 83 EARLY AMERICAN PAINTINGS GILBERT STUART CONTINUED q~ LADY FRANCES ERSKINE (1781-1843). Frances/ £* Cadwalader, the daughter of General John Cadwalader,was born in Philadelphia. At eighteen she married her kins-man, David Montague Erskine, later second Baron Erskine,who was secretary to the British legation at canvas: H. 29 inches; W. 24 inches. Lent by Mr. Herbert Lee LADY FRANCES ERSKINE BY GILBERT STUART ^^H ?6 ; ;V 1 1 i ? ! M j i 8B*S *T*-. I? ?IV j^^^B ?tW— . 1 / ^P^| ^s wrww ± J*\ jjftfc -g WL m[ M.^tBM GENERAL PETER GANSEVOORT BY GILBERT STUART EARLY AMERICAN PAINTINGS GILBERT STUART CONTINUED q^ GENERAL PETER GANSEVOORT (). *J Peter Gansevoort, Jr., was born in Albany. A zealouspatriot, he was made major of the second New York regimentin 1775, and joined General Montgomerys expedition againstQuebec. In 1777 he defended Fort Stanwix for twenty daysagainst the British and Indians under St. Leger and thus pre-vented the reinforcement of Burgoyne at Saratoga. For thishe received the thanks of Congress. He was made brigadier-general in the regular army in 1809. He was a regent ofthe University of the State of New York; commissioner ofIndian Affairs; commissioner for forti
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