Artist/Maker
Asher B. Durand
(American, 1796 – 1886)
Depicted
John Durand III
(1822 – 1908)
John Durand III (ca. 1824-ca. 1910)
ca. 1825
Oil on canvas
Overall: 30 × 20 in. (76.2 × 50.8 cm)
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
1930.13
John Durand III was the son of Asher B. Durand and Lucy (Baldwin) Durand. He is best known as editor of "The Crayon," a periodical published in the 1850s devoted to painting and other arts in America. This portrait was a gift to the New-York Historical Society from his niece.
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