Lot Essay
A letter dated February 25, 1974 from Erastus Corning II, grandson of the sitter and Mayor of Albany, discussing the history of the picture accompanies the lot.
Details
THOMAS K. VAN ZANDT (active 1844-1864)
Erastus Corning II in his Surrey
signed Van Zandt and dated 1864, l.l.--oil on canvas
27 x 40in. (68.5 x 101.5cm.)
Erastus Corning II in his Surrey
signed Van Zandt and dated 1864, l.l.--oil on canvas
27 x 40in. (68.5 x 101.5cm.)
Provenance
Erastus Corning II, Albany, New York
By descent in the Corning family
Bernard & S. Dean Levy, New York
By descent in the Corning family
Bernard & S. Dean Levy, New York