Abraham DePeyster - New York, New York - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This is a statue of Abraham DePeyster, a former mayor of New York City. It is made of bronze and sits on a granite plinth. In his left hand he is holding a book called The Law of Her Majesty's Colony of New York.

The inscription:
(On side of chair, figure's proper left side:) 1700 (On front of base:) Property of Brevet Major General
John Watts de Peyster
(On back of granite base:)
ABRAHAM DEPEYSTER ALDERMAN OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK 1685; MAYOR OF THAT CITY, 1691-95. MEMBER OF EARL BELLOMONT'S COUNCIL, 1698, ASSISTANT JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT, 1698. COLONEL COMMANDING, REGIMENT OF MILITIA OF CITY TRAINED BANDS 1700 CHIEF JUSTICE, 1700, PRESIDENT OF THE KING'S COUNCIL. AND THUS, ACTING GOVERNOR OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK, 1701. TREASURER OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, 1706-1721. BORN 8TH JULY 1657. DIED 2D AUGUST 1728. JOHANNES DEPEYSTER, COL. ABRAHAM DEPEYSTER'S FATHER WAS BURGOMASTER 1673 AND DEPUTY MAYOR NY 1677. JOHANNES DEPEYSTER, ANOTHER SON, MAYOR N.Y. 1698 ERECTED BY HIS GT. GT. GT. GRANDSON John Watts Depeyster

Description:
A seated portrait of Abraham de Peyster holding a book of New York law in his proper left hand. He is dressed in judicial robes and a wig, and is seated in a chair adorned with reliefs. On the proper left side of his chair is a relief of him on horseback reviewing his troops. On the proper right side of his chair is a relief of a sailing ship of 1717. The sculpture rests on a granite base adorned with a bronze relief of crossed swords, a scroll, and a wreath.

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The sculptor's name is George Edwin Bissell.

The statue originally was located at Bowling Green but has been moved multiple times. It now is located in Thomas Paine Park.

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TITLE: Abraham DePeyster ARTIST(S): George Bissell DATE: 1896 MEDIUM: Bronze, granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 76005046 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Thomas Paine Park New York, New York DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: No differences observed

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