Isaac John Greenwood Jr. (1833–1911)

1895

Oil on canvas

Framed: 28 1/2 × 23 1/4 × 3 3/4 in. (72.4 × 59.1 × 9.5 cm)
Unframed: 22 1/2 × 17 1/4 in. (57.2 × 43.8 cm)

Bequest of Mary MacKaye Greenwood

1969.7

The subject was the son of Isaac John Greenwood I, and Mary (McKay) Greenwood, his second wife. After graduating from Columbia College in 1853 and receiving an A.M. degree in 1857, he became a merchant, but his interests soon turned to chemistry and medicine, which he then began to study. He was a member of numerous institutions, among them N-YHS. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his daughter.

SignedSigned and dated upper left: "William Thorne ’95"

MarkingsLabel on back of frame: "Isaac John Greenwood, 2nd, eldest son of / Isaac John and Mary (McKay) Greenwood, / b. Nov. 15, 1833, d. Dec. 16, 1911. / He married Oct. 23, 1866, Mary Agnes, daughter / of Joseph and Eliza (Barnes) Rudd. / Painted by William Thorne, about 1895. / This picture is to be given to the / New York Historical Society, by / Eliza R. Greenwood and / Mary M. Greenwood"

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