Artist: John Vanderlyn (1775 - 1852)
Nationality: American
Movement: Neoclassicism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
American painter, John Vanderlyn spent most of his career living in New York City. He traveled to Europe from 1796 to 1815 where he practiced his Neoclassical and Romantic style of painting. He was the first American painter to study in Paris. His most famous painting, Ariadne Asleep on Naxos is considered the best American nude before Eakins. Vanderlyn was successful in France but did not fare as well in the States. He worked as portraitist and died in poverty.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
The Palace and Gardens of Versailles, 1818-1819 John Vanderlyn (1775-1852)AmericanOil on canvas; 12 x 165
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John Vanderlyn Caius Marius Amidst the Ruins of Carthage oil on canvas 1807
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John Vanderlyn - John Sudam 1829-1830 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Crouching Male Figure Holding Staff, John Vanderlyn (United States, New York, Kingston, 1775 - 1852)  (Artist), circa 1837, Black and white chalk
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John Vanderlyn - Zachariah Schoonmaker 1815-1818 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
Museum of Fine Arts -
John Vanderlyn, American, 1775-1852 Portrait of Washington Irving Graphite pencil on board. Sheet: 24.3 x
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John Vanderlyn - The Place and Gardens of Versailles 1818-19 oil on canvas The Metropolitan Museum of Art American
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John Vanderlyn, Jr. - Still Life: Fruit in a Classical Setting c. 1854-58 oil on canvas Albany Institute of History and Art American
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John Vanderlyn - Mary Ellis Bell (Mrs. Issac Bell) c. 1827 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Man’s Homburg, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Fur felt
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Man’s Homburg, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Fur felt
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Man’s Homburg, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Fur felt
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Man’s Homburg, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Fur felt
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Man’s Tyrolean Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Velour
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Man’s Tyrolean Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Velour
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Woman’s Modified Turban, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950, Silk
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Woman’s Modified Turban, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950, Silk
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Sketches, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , mid-20th century, Ink and watercolor on cardboard
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John Steuart Curry - John Brown 1938 Lithograph Arkansas Arts Center American
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John Singleton Copley - Mrs. John Greene 1769 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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John Singleton Copley - John Greene c. 1769 oil on canvas Currier Museum of Art American
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John Wollaston - John Stevens c. 1749-1752 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Singleton Copley - John Gray 1766 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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John Johnston - John Peck c. 1795 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Smibert - Mrs. John Pitts 1735 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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John Durand - Mrs. John Lothrop c. 1770 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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John Frazee - John Marshall 1834-35 marble Boston Athenaeum American
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John Hoppner - John Granville 1790-95 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art English
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John Durand - John Lothrop c. 1770 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1957, Net, cotton
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1957, Net, cotton
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Sketch Books, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , mid-20th century, Ink and watercolor on paper
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John Sartain Portrait of John A. Sutter mezzotint 1850
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Charles Willson Peale - Mrs. John Nicholson (Hannah Duncan) and John Nicholson, Jr. 1790 oil on canvas The Art Institute of Chicago American
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Woman’s Toque, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1960s, Nylon net
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Woman’s Cloche, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950s, Fur felt
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950s, Silk organdy
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950s, Silk organdy
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Woman’s Cloche, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950s, Fur felt
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Woman’s Toque, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1960s, Nylon net
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1960s, Silk, silk net
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1960s, Silk, silk net
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1950, Felt
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1950, Felt
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John Sartain John Calvin 19th century
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John Singleton Copley - Portrait of John Scollay 1764 black and white chal Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts American
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Sketch Book, ’Fall 1938’, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1938, Ink on paper
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950s, Satin ribbon, net
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Woman’s Cartwheel Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1955, Silk
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950s, Silk lace
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950s, Silk lace
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1950s, Satin ribbon, net
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Woman’s Cartwheel Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , 1955, Silk
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John R. Johnston - Mrs. John R. Johnston before 1857 salted paper print f Cleveland Museum of Art American
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John B. Neagle William Helmuth (or John Henry Helmuth) oil on canvas 1834
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John Singleton Copley - The Honorable John Erving c. 1774 oil on canvas Smith College Museum of Art American
The Metropolitan Museum of Art -
Portrait of a Man, Said to Be John Durham, ca. 1790 John Barry (British, active
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts -
Artist: artist unknown Title: Tapestry Fragment of Virgin and St. John Date: about 1520 -
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Woman’s Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1952, Silk, nylon net
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Woman’s Envoy Hat, John P. (Harberger) John (Germany, Munich, 3/14/1906 - 6/25/1993) , circa 1960, Monkey fur

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (1)
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: American Drawings and Watercolors: Highlights from the Collection, 1710-1890
The exhibition will offer a rare opportunity to see many of the Museum's American works on paper, which – due to their fragile nature and sensitivity to light – are displayed only periodically. The often informal character or preparatory function ...

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