Bement, William B. (William Barnes), 1817-1897

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role

Collector

dates

1817-1897

city

Philadelphia

state

PA

other cities

Bradford, NH; Peterborough, NH; Manchester, NH; Mishawaka, IN; Boston, MA;

sex

M

historical notes

William Barnes Bement (1817-1897) was an art collector, head of the Philadelphia machinery firm of Bement and Dougherty (Bement, Miles and Co, chairman of the Franklin Institute, and served on the board of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1874 to his death in 1897.

In addition to collecting art Bement was a bibliophile and avid collector of minerals (10,000 minerals in his collection).

According to The Art Treasures of America, Bement owned works by L. Alvarez, H. Bacon, L. Bakalowicz, C. Baugniet, P. Benoist, G. Boldini, A. Bonafazi, G. H. Boughton, W. A. Bouguereau, L. G. Brillouin, C. Brun, A. Cabanel, V. Capobianchi, G. Castiglione, W. Chavet, J. M. Claude, D. Col, J. Coomans, H. Corrodi, O. Cortazzo, G. De Jonghe, D. De Noter, B. Desgoffe, G. Detti, A. Egusquiza, G. Ferrari, T. Frère, L. Jiminez, B. C. Koekkoek, G. Koller, F. Kraus, C. Landelle, L. Leloir, I. Leon Y Escosura, R. Madrazo, J. L. E. Meissonier, H. Merle, Meyer Von Bremen, P. Michetti, A. Moreau, L. Mouchot, L. Olivie, L. Perrault, W. T. Richards, E. Richter, A. Schreyer, A. Siegert, L. Simmonetti, A. Stevens, H. Ten Kate, A. Toulmouche, C. Troyon, E. Verboeckhoven, J. G. Vibert, F. Vinea, P. Viry, F. Willems, E. Zamacoïs, and A. Bierstadt.

Bement's art collection was sold via the American Art Galleries on February 27 and 28 1899, by the firm of Fischel, Adler and Schwartz.

decades
of activity

1850-1860
1860-1870
1870-1880
1880-1890

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02/14/2025 10:12:22

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Archives/Repository	Collection Title	Collection Details
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Archives	Collection catalogue, 1884	see details...