Erving, John, 1833-1917
type Collector
dates 1833-1917
city Manursing Island, Rye
stateNY
other citiesCambridge, MA; New York, NY;
sex M
history John Erving (1833-1917) graduated from Harvard in 1853 and became a lawyer in New York.

Erving served in the Army during the Civil War and in 1862 married Cornelia Van Rensselaer. Their principal home was at Manursing Island, Rye, N.Y., where the Van Rensselaers also lived.

Erving lent the following work to the American Paintings section of the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, 1909:
Portrait of John Erving, Jr. - Jonathan B Blackburn
Portrait of Mrs. John Erving, Jr. - Jonathan B Blackburn
Portrait of Lady Scott (Mary Erving) - Jonathan B Blackburn
Portrait of John Erving - John Singleton Copely
decades1850-1860
1860-1870
1870-1880
1880-1890
1890-1900
1900-1910
updated 03/22/2024 12:09:30
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