Sanford Robinson Gifford was born in Saratoga County, New York but spent his childhood in Hudson, Columbia County, New York where his father operated iron foundries and a bank. He was the fourth child of eleven born to his parents. His father was Elihu Gifford and his mother was Eliza Starbuck. The Gifford and Starbuck families were Quakers for many generations in New England but started off as Puritans. Hudson had a large Quaker settlement although some other faiths were well represented.
Gifford attended Brown University from 1842 to 1844 at Providence, Rhode Island. After that he moved to New York City to become a painter. He succeeded and became a very well-known landscape painter. His paintings are considered to be part of the Hudson River School of painting.
His painting, "Lake Nemi," was once owned by my great, great grandfather, Charles Coffey Alger, and acquired by him in 1856 - 1857 or afterwards. I believe that it was the largest painting ever done by Sanford Robinson Gifford and that it was painted at a studio in Rome. It would now be worth millions of dollars on the open market.
C. C. Alger (born on July 4, 1809 and died July 13, 1874) was in the iron business in Hudson, New York from 1849 to when he retired in 1864. He conceived of a giant iron furnace of his design to be built in Hudson. He left Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts in 1849 and went to Hudson to raise money for the "furnace" which was completed in 1851. C. C. Alger became general manager and Jacob Warren Hoysradt became his assistant. Sometime after the death of C. C. Alger at New London, Ct., Hoysradt or someone in his family apparently purchased 'Lake Nemi' from the second wife, and widow, of C. C. Alger, Marie Louise Molt. (Charles Coffey Alger and his first wife Sarah Palmer became divorced in early 1868 after being married in late December of 1831). The painting 'Lake Nemi' eventually found its way to the museum at Toledo, Ohio although it is regularly loaned to other museums in the United States for temporary exhibition. SRG is credited with 735 works of art.
Sanford Robinson Gifford married Mary Cecelia Canfield in 1877, about three years before his death at age 56. They are buried at the Hudson City Cemetery along with his parents and some other family members of the artist.
Gifford attended Brown University from 1842 to 1844 at Providence, Rhode Island. After that he moved to New York City to become a painter. He succeeded and became a very well-known landscape painter. His paintings are considered to be part of the Hudson River School of painting.
His painting, "Lake Nemi," was once owned by my great, great grandfather, Charles Coffey Alger, and acquired by him in 1856 - 1857 or afterwards. I believe that it was the largest painting ever done by Sanford Robinson Gifford and that it was painted at a studio in Rome. It would now be worth millions of dollars on the open market.
C. C. Alger (born on July 4, 1809 and died July 13, 1874) was in the iron business in Hudson, New York from 1849 to when he retired in 1864. He conceived of a giant iron furnace of his design to be built in Hudson. He left Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts in 1849 and went to Hudson to raise money for the "furnace" which was completed in 1851. C. C. Alger became general manager and Jacob Warren Hoysradt became his assistant. Sometime after the death of C. C. Alger at New London, Ct., Hoysradt or someone in his family apparently purchased 'Lake Nemi' from the second wife, and widow, of C. C. Alger, Marie Louise Molt. (Charles Coffey Alger and his first wife Sarah Palmer became divorced in early 1868 after being married in late December of 1831). The painting 'Lake Nemi' eventually found its way to the museum at Toledo, Ohio although it is regularly loaned to other museums in the United States for temporary exhibition. SRG is credited with 735 works of art.
Sanford Robinson Gifford married Mary Cecelia Canfield in 1877, about three years before his death at age 56. They are buried at the Hudson City Cemetery along with his parents and some other family members of the artist.
Sanford Robinson Gifford was born in Saratoga County, New York but spent his childhood in Hudson, Columbia County, New York where his father operated iron foundries and a bank. He was the fourth child of eleven born to his parents. His father was Elihu Gifford and his mother was Eliza Starbuck. The Gifford and Starbuck families were Quakers for many generations in New England but started off as Puritans. Hudson had a large Quaker settlement although some other faiths were well represented.
Gifford attended Brown University from 1842 to 1844 at Providence, Rhode Island. After that he moved to New York City to become a painter. He succeeded and became a very well-known landscape painter. His paintings are considered to be part of the Hudson River School of painting.
His painting, "Lake Nemi," was once owned by my great, great grandfather, Charles Coffey Alger, and acquired by him in 1856 - 1857 or afterwards. I believe that it was the largest painting ever done by Sanford Robinson Gifford and that it was painted at a studio in Rome. It would now be worth millions of dollars on the open market.
C. C. Alger (born on July 4, 1809 and died July 13, 1874) was in the iron business in Hudson, New York from 1849 to when he retired in 1864. He conceived of a giant iron furnace of his design to be built in Hudson. He left Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts in 1849 and went to Hudson to raise money for the "furnace" which was completed in 1851. C. C. Alger became general manager and Jacob Warren Hoysradt became his assistant. Sometime after the death of C. C. Alger at New London, Ct., Hoysradt or someone in his family apparently purchased 'Lake Nemi' from the second wife, and widow, of C. C. Alger, Marie Louise Molt. (Charles Coffey Alger and his first wife Sarah Palmer became divorced in early 1868 after being married in late December of 1831). The painting 'Lake Nemi' eventually found its way to the museum at Toledo, Ohio although it is regularly loaned to other museums in the United States for temporary exhibition. SRG is credited with 735 works of art.
Sanford Robinson Gifford married Mary Cecelia Canfield in 1877, about three years before his death at age 56. They are buried at the Hudson City Cemetery along with his parents and some other family members of the artist.
Gifford attended Brown University from 1842 to 1844 at Providence, Rhode Island. After that he moved to New York City to become a painter. He succeeded and became a very well-known landscape painter. His paintings are considered to be part of the Hudson River School of painting.
His painting, "Lake Nemi," was once owned by my great, great grandfather, Charles Coffey Alger, and acquired by him in 1856 - 1857 or afterwards. I believe that it was the largest painting ever done by Sanford Robinson Gifford and that it was painted at a studio in Rome. It would now be worth millions of dollars on the open market.
C. C. Alger (born on July 4, 1809 and died July 13, 1874) was in the iron business in Hudson, New York from 1849 to when he retired in 1864. He conceived of a giant iron furnace of his design to be built in Hudson. He left Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Massachusetts in 1849 and went to Hudson to raise money for the "furnace" which was completed in 1851. C. C. Alger became general manager and Jacob Warren Hoysradt became his assistant. Sometime after the death of C. C. Alger at New London, Ct., Hoysradt or someone in his family apparently purchased 'Lake Nemi' from the second wife, and widow, of C. C. Alger, Marie Louise Molt. (Charles Coffey Alger and his first wife Sarah Palmer became divorced in early 1868 after being married in late December of 1831). The painting 'Lake Nemi' eventually found its way to the museum at Toledo, Ohio although it is regularly loaned to other museums in the United States for temporary exhibition. SRG is credited with 735 works of art.
Sanford Robinson Gifford married Mary Cecelia Canfield in 1877, about three years before his death at age 56. They are buried at the Hudson City Cemetery along with his parents and some other family members of the artist.
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SANFORD R. GIFFORD
BORN
July 10, 1823.
Died Aug. 29, 1880.
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