| Sheedy, Patrick Francis | |||||||
| type | Collector Dealer/Gallery | ||||||
| dates | 1850-1909 | ||||||
| city | New York City | ||||||
| state | NY | ||||||
| other cities | Clonmel, Tipperary, Ireland; Hartford, CT; Cairo, Egypt; Istanbul, Turkey; Hong Kong, China; | ||||||
| sex | M | ||||||
| history |
A self-proclaimed "speculator," Patrick Francis Sheedy was an art collector, dealer, boxing manager (John L. Sullivan), and international gambler. He ran gambling establishments in Chicago, Japan, Egypt, China, Turkey, and Monaco before opening an art gallery in New York City at 161 West 34th Street. Sheedy assisted in returning the Duchess of Devonshire's portrait by Gainsborough to the London house, Agnew and Sons, which had been stolen from their Bond Street gallery in 1876. The painting had been stolen by an acquaintance of Sheedy's, Adam Worth, and stored in a storage warehouse in Boston for twenty-five years. C.M. Agnew came to the united states to retrieve the painting. Sheedy owned paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Felix Ziem, Jules Scalbert, and works from the Barbizon School. He was married to Lena Sheedy (1856-1918). |
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| updated | 02/14/2025 10:12:30 | ||||||
| research links |
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| see also | Condon, John
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