Isaac Dudley Fletcher
Isaac Dudley Fletcher (May 13, 1844 – April 28, 1917) was an American businessman, art collector and museum benefactor.
Isaac Dudley Fletcher | |
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 Portrait by Carnig Eksergian | |
| Born | Isaac Dudley Fletcher May 13, 1844 Bangor, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | April 28, 1917 (aged 72) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Industrialist, philanthropist, museum benefactor |
| Spouse |
Marie Elizabeth Pickering
(m. 1864; died 1914) |
| Children | 1 |
Native of Bangor, Maine, he settled in New York in 1865 and was a member of the Lotos and Union League clubs.[2]
He had the mansion built that is called today the Harry F. Sinclair House. He was president of Barrett Manufacturing Company which distributed asphalt and acquired a large art collection which he bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[3]
According to the Frick library, he owned work by "David, Gainsborough, Rembrandt, Reynolds, and Rubens, Alexander H Wyant, Corot and Daubigny".[4] The "work by David" referred to the Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes, which at the time of the bequest in 1917 was still attributed to Jacques-Louis David, but since 1995 has been attributed to Marie-Denise Villers.
Besides the collection itself, the bequest included a large sum of money to start a fund for the purchase of art. According to the 1994 Museum guidebook, several of the paintings listed were purchased through the Fletcher Fund, most notably the Portrait of Juan de Pareja.[5]
Some objects in 1917 bequest
Portrait of a Young Woman, Called Miss Sparrow
The Fletcher Mansion
Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes
Autumn Landscape with a Flock of Turkeys
Relief of the Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
Some objects purchased through the Fletcher Fund
Youth
The Anecdote of the Man Who Fell into the Water
Weaving Vase
References
- "Archives Directory for the History of Collecting". Research.frick.org. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- Burke, Doreen Bolger (1980). Luhrs, Kathleen (ed.). American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 3. Washington, D. C. p. 348. ISBN 0-87099-244-9. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "1918 museum bulletin describing the bequeathed collection" (PDF). Metmuseum.org. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- "Fletcher, Isaac Dudley, 1844-1917". Research.frick.org. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- Montebello, Philippe De (August 28, 1994). The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 9780870997105. Retrieved August 28, 2017 – via Google Books.
