Catalogue of the Gallery of Art of The New York Historical Society

by New-York Historical Society

275. Portrait of Augustus Schell, (1812-1884.) (22X27.) Eastman Johnson.

First Vice President of the Society, 1871, and President, 1872, 1883-1884. Painted, 1885.

Presented by Mrs. Anna Schell, January 5, 1886.

276. Return of the 69th Regiment, N. Y. S. M., from the Seat of War. (140X87.) Louis Lang.

This regiment returned to the city of New York, on the morning of the 27th of July, 1861, after three months' service in the South, when it received a popular ovation, which the artist has faithfully depicted. The picture represents the troops turning into Broadway from Battery Place, where they had landed. The faces are mainly studies from life.

Presented by the Artist, October 5, 1886.

277. Portrait of Benjamin H. Field, (1814-1893.) (29X36.) Daniel Huntington.

Treasurer of the Society, 1860-1877; Second Vice President, 1878-1884, and President, 1885-1886. Painted, 1875.

Bequest of Mrs. Catharine M. Van Cortlandt Field, February 1, 1887.

278. Portrait of Caroline E. S. Norton, (1808-1877.) (40X50.) Samuel S. Osgood.

Painted, 1839.

Presented by Mrs. Samuel S. Osgood, November 1, 1887.

279. St. Peter's denial of Christ. (65X45.) Samuel S. Osgood.

Presented by Mrs. Samuel S. Osgood, October 2, 1888.