| Stewart, William Hood | |||||||
| type | Collector Patron | ||||||
| dates | 1820-1897 | ||||||
| city | Paris | ||||||
| other cities | Philadelphia, PA; Antigua, West Indies; | ||||||
| country | France | ||||||
| sex | M | ||||||
| history |
William Hood Stewart was Philadelphian merchant (West Indies sugar baron) and art collector. Stewart was an patron of the Barbizon artists and although he favored work by Mariano Fortuny i Marsal his collection included work by A,Vollon, F V L Roybert, Troyon, E. Zamacois, E. Van Marke, G. Boldini, H H Moore, A Stevens, M. Rico, and others. Stewart's collection was auctioned off by the American Art Galleries at Chickering Hall on Feb. 3 and 4, 1898. Seventy of the 128 water colors, drawings and oils were sold for a total of $133,190. |
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| decades | 1850-1860 1860-1870 1870-1880 1880-1890 1890-1900 |
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| updated | 11/24/2025 10:11:51 | ||||||
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