historical notes
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Robert Stuart Leighton was an art collector, patron, philanthropist and sugar refiner.
Stuart's collection included work by Gérome, Schreyer, Bouguereau, Meri, Alvarex, Madrazo, Breton, Verboeckhoven (New York Times, 12/13/1882).
Stuart is mentioned in Frederick Baekeland's "Collectors of American Painting, 1813-1913," American Art Review, 3, Nov.-Dec. 1976.
According to Art Treasures of American, he owned works by: L. Alvarez, Charles Baugniet, A.F. Bellows, E. Beranger, A. Bierstadt, H.J. Boodington, Rosa Bonheur, Bosser and Lessing, G.H. Boughton, W.A. Bouguereau, C.E. Boutibonne, G. Brion, H. Burkit, J.H. Cafferty, J.W. Casilear, F.E. Church, T. Cole, T.S. Cooper, J.F. Cropsey, E. Dalbano, J. Damschroeder, H. De Brakeleer, F. De Brakeleer, J. Dedaests, M.F.H De Haas, N. Diaz, J. Dobbins, J. Doughty, L.V. Dupre, A.B. Durand, G.H. Durrie, T.E. Buverger, T.W. Edmonds, R. Englehart, E. Fichel, Ed.Frere, J.L. Gerome, K.L.O. Geyer, S.R. Gifford, R. Gignoux, A. Guisbert, E.J.C. Hamman, W. Hart, G. Harvey, F.P. Hasenclever, W.J. Hayes, J.P. Hennessy, J.F. Herring, H. Herzog, G. Hetzel, Hotchkiss, Carl Hubner, D. Huntington, H. Inman, G.B Inness, J.B. Irving, H. Jaeckel, C.F. Jalabert, E. Johnson, H. Jutsum, J.F. Kensett, D.W. Kindler, B.C. Koekkoek, Kuwasseg, Lanfant de Metz, L. Lang, A.J.R. Lefevre, I. Leon Y Escosura, Paul Leroy, E. Leutze, F. Liz, Lodge, H. N. Loop, L. Luttig, A. Martinetti, E.H. May, J. McEntee, J.L.E. Meissonier, H. Merle, D. Meyer, J.G. Meyer Von Bremen, L.R. Mignot, W.S. Mount, Jos. Mozier, C. Pecrus, A. Penley, A.E. Plassan, Emilie Preyer, H. Rhomberg, M.T. Richards, Randolph Rogers, T. Rossiter, H. Salentin, J. Sholer, A. Siegert, Paul Siegnac, W.L. Sonntag, Leon Stanislaus, A.F. Tait, J.B. Trayer, H. Vaarberg, Van Haam, D. Van Schendel, Adam Veno, E. Verboeckhoven, W. Verschuur, J.G. Vibert, J.F. Weir, E. White, W. Whittredge, F. Willems, A. Wurt, R. Zimmerma, A. Zimmerman.
Stuart married Mary McCrea (1810-1891) in 1835. Mary Stuart donated the art collection to the Lenox Library (Later the New York Public Library). The library later puts the paintings on permanent loan at the New-York Historical Society, where they reside today.
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