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Marquand, Henry Gurdon, 1819-1902 print view role Collector dates 1819-1902 city New York City state NY other cities Newport, RI; Pittsfield, MA; sex M historical notes Henry Gurdon Marquand was an art collector, philanthropist, businessman, banker, capitalist, and one of the founders and presidents of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Marquand's collection of paintings included work by Sir Alma-Tadema, Hoppner, JMW Turner, Edwin A Abbey, Thomas Gainsborough, George Romney, Sir Henry Raeburn, Sir Joshua Reynalds, Corot, August von Pettenkoffen, Troyon, Decamps, Rousseau, Millet, and Boughton. Marquand’s art collection and rare books were sold at an auction in 1903. He was a benefactor of Princeton University and other institutions. Marquand was a member for the Grolier, National Arts, the Sculpture Society, and Century Clubs. His son, Allan Marquand (b. 1853), graduated at Princeton in 1874, and in 1883 became professor of archaeology and art. In 1884, Richard Morris Hunt designed Marquand’s residence on Madison Avenue complete with a music room in the Greek style, a Moorish smoking room, and a Japanese chamber. decades of activity 1860-1870 1870-1880 1880-1890 1890-1900 website http://research.nyarc.org/digital_projects/gilded_age/31072002487918.pdf updated 10/31/2024 13:33:17 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Princeton University Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections In memoriam Henry Gurdon Marquand, 1902 Feb. 26. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 H.G. Marquand note to Mr. Barton, 1890 May 20. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 John Singer Sargent letters, 1887-1922. see details... New York University Washington Arch collection, 1872-1925 (bulk 1889-1895). see details... Yale University Library Manuscripts and Archives John Ferguson Weir papers, 1838-1957 (inclusive), 1861-1928 (bulk). see details... Johns Hopkins University Special Collections Archaeological Institute of America contributors' list 1885. see details... Stanford University Libraries Special Collections and University Archives Edward Lee Plumb Papers, 1856-1912 (M0149) see details... Princeton University Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections Allan Marquand Papers, 1858-1951 (bulk 1878-1950) ©2005 Princeton University Library see details... Brandeis University Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department James Abbott McNeill Whistler Collection, 1841-1935 (MWalB00010) see details... The Metropolitan Museum of Art Please see individual record for location Office of the Secretary records, 1870-[ongoing]. see details... The Metropolitan Museum of Art Please see individual record for location Scrap book, 1903 see details... The Metropolitan Museum of Art Please see individual record for location Henry Gurdon Marquand Papers, 1852-1903 (bulk, 1868-1903) see details... The Getty Research Institute Research Libraries, Archives and Special Collections M. Knoedler & Co. records, approximately 1848-1971 see details... The Metropolitan Museum of Art Please see individual record for location Samuel Putnam Avery Papers, [ca. 1850]-1905 see details... «  back