| Hilton, Henry, 1824-1899 | |||||||||||||
| type | Collector | ||||||||||||
| dates | 1824-1899 | ||||||||||||
| city | New York City | ||||||||||||
| state | NY | ||||||||||||
| other cities | Saratoga, NY; Newburg, NY; | ||||||||||||
| sex | M | ||||||||||||
| history |
Henry Hilton as an art collector, lawyer and judge. Hilton purchased Meissoniers "Friedland" for $66,000, it is now owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. According to The Art Treasures of America, Hilton owned works by O. Achenbach, Émile L. Adan, L. Alvarez, W. Anders, V. Bachereau, L. Bakalowicz, J. F. Ballavoine, C. Baugniet, E. Béranger, Jean Béraud, E. Bellecour, P. Beyle, A. Bierstadt, G. Boldini, Ch. Bombled, W. A. Bouguereau, G. H. Boughton, G. Brillouin, Vácslav Brozik, H. J. Burger, N. Capobianchi, A. Casanova, E. Chavet, C. Cicéri, Gaston Claris, P. J. Clays, F. C. Compte-Calix, J. Coomans, O. Cortazzo, C. Daubigny, C. E. De Beaumont, Ad. De Boucherville, M. De Garay, C. Delort, Giuseppe De Nittis, Ed. Detaille, F. C. Diaque, G. Doré, L. Du Paty, Jules Dupré, A. Egusquiza, Otto Erdmann, L. R. Falero, Enrico Fanfani, G. Ferrier, J. Frappa, B. Galofre, W. Geets, J. L. Gérôme, F. Girard, J. R. Goubie, Jules Goupil, L. Gros, Ed. Gr tzner, A. Guès, A. Hagborg, J. P. Hasenclever, L. Herpin, V. Huguet, E. Hunten, F. Jaccovacci, Ch. Jacque, G. Jacquet, J. Jiminez Y Aranda, E. Johnson, F. H. Kaemmerer, C. Kiesel, A. Knyff, W. Kowalski, C. Kronberger, G. K hl, E. Lambinet, D. Lanchow, A. Laupheimer, René Legrand, J. Leisten, L. Leloir, I. D. Y. Leon Y Escosura, A. Lesrel, M. Leyendecker, A. L'Hernault, L. Loustaunau, R. Madrazo, Hans. Makart, L. Marchetti, F. Maso, G. Max, Ch. Meissonier, E. Metzmacher, Ch. Moreau, J. C. Morris, L. M nthe, P. Outin, V. Palmaroli, A. Parton, E. Parton, F. Paralta, F. L. Picart, J. Pinchart, A. Piot, A. E. Plassan, Manuel Prieto, G. A. Raffaëlli, Léon Richet, E. Richter, D. M. Rico, L. Rossi, J. B. Sablet, C. Seiler, W. A. Shade, A. Simonetti, J. Tissot, A. Toulmouche, J. Van Beers, J. G. Vibert, P. Viry, F. Wagner, A. Wahlberg, C. M. Webb, F. Werner, F. Willems, J. Worms, F. Ziem, and H. Zugel. Hilton also owned sculptures by A. Canova, J. L. Gérôme, Émile Guillemin, J. A. Houdon, C. B. Ives, Giovanni Pandiani, R. H. Park, and O. Tobacchi. Hilton was the beneficiary of A. T. Stewart after Mrs. Stewart's death in 1886. For a detailed 1883 account of Hilton's home see George William Sheldon (1843–1914) Artistic Houses: being a series of interior views of a number of the most celebrated homes in the United State, with a description contained within (New York: Appleton and Co., 1883; B. Blom, 1971), p.39-46 (includes 2 illustrations). https://archive.org/details/Artistichouses1 |
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| decades | 1860-1870 1870-1880 1880-1890 |
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| updated | 02/14/2025 10:12:22 | ||||||||||||
| research links |
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| see also | Stewart, Alexander Turney, 1803-1876
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