Stewart, Alexander Turney, 1803-1876 |
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1803-1876 |
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New York City |
| state | NY | | other cities | Saratoga, NY; Dublin, Ireland; |
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historical notes
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An Irish immigrant, Alexander Turney Stewart was an art collector, merchant and department store owner.
He and his wife, nee Cornelia Mitchell Clinch (daughter of Susannah Banker and Jacob Clinch, director of the New York Customs House) collected art together.
According to The Art Treasures of America, Mrs. A. T. Stewart owned "The Appian Way in the Time of Augustus" by G. R. C. Boulanger, "The Prodigal Son" by Edward Dubuffe, I. Leon Y Escosura's "Haddon Hall" and "In the Library," "A Collaboration" by Jean Léon Gérôme, "Benedick and Beatrice" by Hugues Merle, "Circus Maximus" by Jean Léon Gérôme, Meyer von Bremen's "The Good Little Sisters," "The Serious Book" by A. Toulmouche, and works by Hugues Merle, C. Baugniet.
The Stewarts lent work to The Universal Exhibition held in Paris, 1867 and their collection was sold in 1887.
In 1887, the American Art Association sold Stewart's paintings, library, bronzes and bric-a-brac in an auction which yielded $575,079.42.
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decades
of activity | 1830-1840
1840-1850
1850-1860
1860-1870
1870-1880
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Archives/Repository |
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Collection Details |
New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Rm 328 |
Butler-Huntington-Smith family papers, 1734-1991 |
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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
Manuscripts |
Letter, January 1, 1868. |
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Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
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Everett-Peabody family papers, 1778-1908. |
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LSU Libraries
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Talbot Arthur Routon Letter, Mss. 3712 |
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Harvard University Archives
Pusey Library, Harvard Yard |
Resseguie collection on department stores, ca. 1945-1966 (bulk). |
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Harvard University Archives
Pusey Library, Harvard Yard |
A. T. Stewart [Alexander Turney Stewart (1803-1876)] from an illustration |
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Stewart, Cornelia M. Clinch
Hilton, Henry, 1824-1899
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