Marquand, Henry Gurdon, 1819-1902

New York financier Henry Gurdon Marquand (1819-1902) was a member of the Provisional Committee to establish a museum of art in New York City (1869), an early Trustee of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1871-1902), Treasurer (1883-1889), and its second President (1889-1902). For over three decades Marquand spent his fortune carefully acquiring artwork to decorate his Madison Avenue mansion and to enlarge the Metropolitan{u2019}s then modest holdings.

From the description of Henry Gurdon Marquand Papers, 1852-1903 (bulk, 1868-1903). (Metropolitan Museum of Art). WorldCat record id: 707609684

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