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Aaron Bancroft

Artist:
Alvan Fisher, 1792 - 1863  Search this
Sitter:
Aaron Bancroft, 1755 - 1839  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
91.3cm x 68.6cm (35 15/16" x 27"), Estimate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1832?
Topic:
Aaron Bancroft: Male  Search this
Aaron Bancroft: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: American Antiquarian Society
Object number:
MA210005
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d59362ac-8d85-40e1-b271-cc925e9a8f6b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_MA210005

John Gasper Spurzheim

Artist:
John Henry Bufford, 1810 - 1870  Search this
Copy after:
Alvan Fisher, 1792 - 1863  Search this
Sitter:
John Gaspar Spurzheim, 1776 - 1832  Search this
Medium:
Engraving: Intaglio print
Type:
Print
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Artwork\Sculpture  Search this
John Gaspar Spurzheim: Male  Search this
John Gaspar Spurzheim: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Boston Athenaeum
Object number:
MA220259
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40c68981a-7da6-4939-a4d8-e36b7310735b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_MA220259

John Dix Fisher

Artist:
Alvan Fisher, 1792 - 1863  Search this
Sitter:
John Dix Fisher, 1797 - 1850  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
91.5cm x 73.3cm (36" x 28 7/8"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1830
Topic:
John Dix Fisher: Male  Search this
John Dix Fisher: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Boston Medical Library
Object number:
MA251152
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d5623e54-93fd-42b8-994c-1435b705a499
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_MA251152

Rev. Samuel Goodrich, D.D.

Attribution:
Alvan Fisher, 1792 - 1863  Search this
Sitter:
Rev. Samuel Goodrich D.D., 1763 - 1835  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight: 75.6 × 61.6 cm (29 3/4 × 24 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1824
Topic:
Nature & Environment\Clouds  Search this
Rev. Samuel Goodrich D.D.: Male  Search this
Rev. Samuel Goodrich D.D.: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Object number:
VT-D-56
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4dcc204d6-78b5-4f45-b9f1-5029f2422448
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_VT-D-56

Elizabeth Ely Goodrich

Artist:
Alvan Fisher, 1792 - 1863  Search this
Sitter:
Elizabeth Ely Goodrich, 1764 - 1837  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight: 75.6 × 62.9 cm (29 3/4 × 24 3/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1824
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Bonnet  Search this
Elizabeth Ely Goodrich: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Object number:
VT-D-57
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm46385b2e9-50ff-4b50-90ba-56bd0cfb02b7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_VT-D-57

Robert C. Vose typescripts and clippings

Creator:
Vose, Robert C. (Robert Churchill), 1911-1998  Search this
Names:
Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863  Search this
Low, Sanford B. D. (Sanford Ballard Dole), 1905-1964  Search this
Extent:
5 Items ((on 2 partial microfilm reels))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1961
Scope and Contents:
Writings and printed material.
REEL 3480: A 5-page typescript "Sanford Ballard Dole Low" contains Vose's recollections of Low, a painter and dealer in New Britain, Connecticut. Included are photocopies of 3 clippings (1961), regarding Low's "Man of the Year" award from the New Britain Press Club.
REEL 4314: Undated typescript, 36 p., for Vose's "Alvan Fisher," a biographical account of a genre and landscape painter.
Biographical / Historical:
Art dealer; Boston, Mass.
Provenance:
Donated by Robert Vose, Jr. The photocopied typescript on reel 4314 was discarded after microfilming.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Occupation:
Art dealers  Search this
Identifier:
AAA.voserobt
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw944f01f43-e141-45cf-b0fd-02da1aeefa32
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-voserobt

The Great Horseshoe Fall, Niagara

Artist:
Alvan Fisher, born Needham, MA 1792-died Dedham, MA 1863  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
34 3/8 x 48 in. (87.2 x 122.0 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1820
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Landscape\phenomenon\rainbow  Search this
Landscape\waterfall\Niagara Falls  Search this
Landscape\Canada\Niagara Falls  Search this
Landscape\waterfall\Horseshoe Falls  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Object number:
1966.82.1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, South Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76ae1480c-8623-4e0e-8ae6-8685973303ad
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1966.82.1

The Great Horse-Shoe or Canada Fall

Artist:
Alvan Fisher, born Needham, MA 1792-died Dedham, MA 1863  Search this
Medium:
ink and sepia wash
Dimensions:
5 1/4 x 6 7/8 in. (13.3 x 17.5 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1820
Topic:
Landscape\phenomenon\rainbow  Search this
Landscape\Canada  Search this
Landscape\waterfall\Horseshoe Falls  Search this
Landscape\island\Goat Island  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Object number:
1966.82.2
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7fe0b37d4-c001-40fa-bf39-a11480882510
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1966.82.2

General View Taken from Benders Ladder

Artist:
Alvan Fisher, born Needham, MA 1792-died Dedham, MA 1863  Search this
Medium:
media undetermined
Dimensions:
5 1/4 x 6 7/8 in. (13.3 x 17.5 cm)
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1820
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Object number:
1966.82.3
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk713b74935-665e-435c-b990-e47db5ab8101
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1966.82.3

Letter to Mr. D.A. White from the Artist

Artist:
Alvan Fisher, born Needham, MA 1792-died Dedham, MA 1863  Search this
Type:
Graphic Arts-Book
Date:
1820
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Object number:
1966.82.4
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7a84935fb-832f-4979-9ad7-4f796be4ab7a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1966.82.4

A General View of the Falls of Niagara

Artist:
Alvan Fisher, born Needham, MA 1792-died Dedham, MA 1863  Search this
Medium:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
34 3/8 x 48 1/8 in. (87.2 x 122.3 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
1820
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Indian  Search this
Landscape\weather\cloud  Search this
Landscape\waterfall\Niagara Falls  Search this
Landscape\Canada\Niagara Falls  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase
Object number:
1967.85
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Painting and Sculpture
On View:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2nd Floor, South Wing
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7f91e368c-91c4-44b5-8e16-6ebba20bb92d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1967.85

Alvan Fisher, Boston, Mass. letter to unidentified recipient

Creator:
Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863  Search this
Type:
Correspondence
Date:
1852 March 25
Citation:
Alvan Fisher. Alvan Fisher, Boston, Mass. letter to unidentified recipient, 1852 March 25. Charles Henry Hart autograph collection, 1731-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)6997
See more items in:
Charles Henry Hart autograph collection, 1731-1918
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_6997

Cattle by a Mountain Tarn, (painting)

Painter:
Fisher, Alvan 1792-1863  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury Street Worcester Massachusetts 01609
Date:
1833
Topic:
Landscape--Lake  Search this
Animal--Cattle  Search this
Control number:
IAP 23570384
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_272275

Saturday Afternoon (Two Children in a Swing), (painting)

Painter:
Fisher, Alvan 1792-1863  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Worcester Art Museum 55 Salisbury Street Worcester Massachusetts 01609 Accession Number: 1913.91
Topic:
Children  Search this
Landscape--Time--Afternoon  Search this
Control number:
IAP 23570383
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_272274

The Riding Party, (painting)

Artist:
Fisher, Alvan  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Recreation--Sport & Play--Equestrian  Search this
Figure(s) In Exterior  Search this
Control number:
AECI 03610019
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_74179

White Mare and Foal, (painting)

Artist:
Fisher, Alvan  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Animal--Horse  Search this
Architecture--Farm--Stable  Search this
Control number:
AECI 03610020
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_74180

Two Boys with a Spaniel, (painting)

Artist:
Fisher, Alvan  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Children  Search this
Animal--Dog  Search this
Control number:
AECI 03610023
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_74183

View of Mt. Desert,--from Cranberry Island, (painting)

Artist:
Fisher, Alvan  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Landscape--Maine--Mt. Desert Island  Search this
Control number:
AECI 00090052
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_955

Sixteen Paintings, (painting)

Artist:
Fisher, Alvan  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Undetermined  Search this
Architecture--Farm--Stable  Search this
Control number:
AECI 03600030
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_74128

Entrance to the North East Harbor, Me.--Storm coming on, (painting)

Artist:
Fisher, Alvan  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Date:
1876
Topic:
Landscape--Maine  Search this
Landscape--Coast  Search this
Waterscape--Harbor  Search this
Waterscape--Weather--Storm  Search this
Control number:
AECI 06540004
Data Source:
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_aeci_114303

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