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Saint George's Church, New York, (painting). Artist:  Henry, Edward Lamson, 1841-1919, painter. Title:  Saint George's Church, New York, (painting). Dates:  1875. Medium:  Oil on wood. Dimensions:  10 x 8 1/2 in. (25.4 x 21.6 cm). Inscription:  (Lower left:) E. L. Henry, 75 signed Description:  The scene depicts either Beekman or Cliff Street with Saint George's Church in the background behind a row of townhouses on the left. Three carriages travel along the street, and figures stroll along the sidewalk. Subject:  Architecture exterior -- Religious -- Saint George's Church Architecture exterior -- Domestic -- House Cityscape -- New York -- New York City Cityscape -- Street -- Beekman Street Cityscape -- Street -- Cliff Street Architecture -- Vehicle -- Carriage Figure group Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Metropolitan Museum of Art, 5th Avenue at 82nd Street, New York, New York 10028 Accession Number: 33.136.2 Provenance:  Formerly in the collection of Andrews, William Loring, New York, New York 1875-1920. Andrews, William Loring, Mrs. (Jane), New York, New York until 1930. American Art Galleries, New York, New York Sale (March 25, 1931), no. 5 Hurlbut, Margaret Crane, New York, New York 1931-1933. Remarks:  The painting, which was executed after the church was torn down in 1868, appears to be based on a drawing by Charles Burton published by Bourne in 1831. The houses are the same, but the stoops and doorways are different, and carriages have been added along the street. References:  Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975. Spassky, Natalie, "American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume II: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born between 1816 and 1845," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985, pg. 562. Illustration:  Spassky, Natalie, "American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume II: A Catalogue of Works by Artists Born between 1816 and 1845," New York, NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985, pg. 563. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 36120436   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 36120436 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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