McCoy, John W.
type Collector
dates 1821-1889
city Baltimore
stateMD
sex M
history John W McCoy was a Baltimore merchant and art collector. His gift of William Henry Rinehart’s Clytie in 1873 started the Peabody Institute’s Gallery of Art.

McCoy left the Peabody his art collection which included work by William Henry Rinehart, Thomas Hovenden (1840-95), Hugh Bolton Jones (1848-1927), and Arthur Quartley.

According to The Art Treasures of America, McCoys owned works by J. G. Brown, M. Ezekiel, Thos. Hovenden, H. Bolton Jones, J. F. Kensett, E. Lambinet, T. McGrath, F. B. Meyer, P. Moran, A. Quartley, and Dr. A. J. Volck.

decades1860-1870
1870-1880
updated 10/31/2024 13:33:16
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