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Asher Brown Durand

132 works

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Proof of one side of a New York Merchants Banking Company 100 Dollar Bill

1824-27

Two engraved proof banknotes from the Bank of New York, one dollar and two dollars, showing a bank building and child vignett

Proofs of Bank of New York One Dollar Bill and Two Dollar Bill

1824-37

Engraved arched ornament with acanthus scrolls, vine leaves, grapes and a central lily on a cream sheet.

Arched framing element for banknote, with acanthus and vine leaves, lily and grapes

ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of three putti with a sailboat, wheat sheaves, a basket, and a winged figure above.

Banknote vignette with three putti symbolizing trade and agriculture

ca. 1824-37

Engraving of two miners working in a tunnel, one raising a pick and one striking rock beside a wheelbarrow of ore.

Banknote vignette showing two men working in a mine

ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of a town green with children playing, an American flag on a pole, and buildings and carriages around it.

Banknote vignette showing city buildings around a fenced-in green with children playing around an American flag

ca. 1824-37

Engraving of three woodsmen felling trees in a forest clearing, with oxen and tree stumps in the background.

Banknote vignette showing woodsmen felling trees in a snowy forest

ca. 1824-37

Banknote vignette showing a zebra

ca. 1824-37

Engraving of three workmen building a brick wall on a scaffold, with a mortar tub and church spire behind them.

Banknote vignette showing three men on a scaffold laying a brick wall

ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of three putti with a flag, wheat sheaves, an anchor, and a sailing ship, with sheep in the foreground.

Banknote vignette with three putti as a shepherd, a farmer, and a sailor

ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of a seated helmeted woman with spear and shield, with ships and a temple in the background.

Banknote vignette with Allegory of America

ca. 1824-37

Engraving of a seated woman with a caduceus beside a sailing ship on rough waves, with a stone pedestal at right.

Banknote vignette with female figure representing marine commerce

ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of a couple in a field beside haymakers loading hay onto a horse-drawn cart, with cottages behind.

Banknote vignette with haymakers symbolizing rural industry

ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of a town main street with a church steeple, carriages, cattle, and brick buildings under trees.

Banknote vignette with the main street of a town

ca. 1824-37

Engraving of a multigenerational family outdoors by a cottage, with children, adults, an elderly couple and a distant ship.

Banknote vignette with figures of different ages, representing the stages of life

ca. 1824-37

Engraved vignette of a woman working at an anvil in a forge, with a second figure and a locomotive in the background.

Banknote vignette with a blacksmith and forge

ca. 1824-37

Engraving of two seated women beside an ornate column topped by an eagle, with a harbor city and steamboat behind them.

Banknote vignette with female figures representing Liberty and Justice

ca. 1824-37

Engraved garden scene: a seated woman reads beside a child, a girl runs past a dog toward a man with a rake.

Banknote vignette with a family in a garden

ca. 1824-37

Engraved banknote motif with a large numeral 5 above an oval portrait of a man in a feathered headdress, labeled Thayendanege

Banknote motifs: the number 5 and a portrait of Thayendanegea

ca. 1824-37

Engraved banknote design with a large numeral 5, scrollwork, and an oval view of a cupola building among trees.

Banknote motifs: the number 5 and a building topped with a cupola

ca. 1824-37

Engraved oval portrait of George Washington in a decorative floral border, a banknote motif.

Banknote motif: Portrait on George Washington in a decorative panel

ca. 1824-37

Engraved oval portrait of a curly-haired child leaning on a ledge, within an ornate floral and scroll frame.

Banknote motif: a child's portrait and two patterned ovals surrounded by a floral frame

ca. 1824-37

Engraved print of a curly-haired child in a circular medallion, framed by lilies, tulips, and oval patterned panels.

Banknote motif: a child's portrait surrounded by a floral frame

ca. 1824-37

Engraved banknote design with a girl's head in a circular medallion, star-studded hair band, and rosette patterned border.

Banknote motif with a girl's head derived from Leonardo da Vinci against a patterned band

ca. 1824-37

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled Rev. William Patton.

Rev. William Patton

before 1837

Sketch in graphite and chalk on blue paper of figures in period dress, including a musician, seated couple, and dancers.

Study for "Dance on the Battery in Presence of Peter Stuyvesant"

c. 1838

George Jones

1833

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with script caption naming William Paulding, Mayor of New York.

Honorable Willam Paulding, Mayor of the City of New York

1826

Engraved portrait of an older man in a dark coat beside a table with a quill pen and stacked books, after F. R. Spencer.

James Kent

1834

Engraved portrait of Cadwallader David Colden, Mayor of New York City, in a dark coat and white cravat against a shaded oval.

Cadwallader David Colden, Mayor of New York City

ca. 1825

Engraved portrait of a seated man with curly hair, dark draped cloak and white cravat, holding a pocket watch.

Rev. William Jay

1823

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a lyre emblem and the name Garrit Furman below.

Garrit Furman

ca. 1830