T(homas) Birch, American, 1779-1851, View of Point Breeze, NJ, at Bordentown, NJ, the Country Estate of Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte, eldest brother of Napoleon I, oil on canvas, 26 3/4" x 35" sight, 31 1/4" x 39 1/2" overall, descended in the LeJambre Family of Bordentown, NJ. Signed T Birch in lower right corner in block letters. Closely related to a work by Thomas Birch held in The Newark Museum signed and dated 1818. "View from the Hill at Bordentown, New Jersey, 1818. Signed, dated and inscribed on reverse, now covered by relining: "T. Birch / 1818 / Philadelphia" Labels/Stamps: Labels on file: white gummed paper, black printed ink "RICHARD YORK GALLERY / 21 EAST 65TH STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10021 212-772-9155 FAX 288-0410 / 9252CY / THOMAS BIRCH (1779-1851) / View from the Hill at Bordentown, New Jersey, 1818 / Oil on canvas / 37 3/4 x 49 inches / Signed, dated and inscribed on reverse: T. Birch / / 1818 / Philadelphia"; white gummed paper, black printed ink with typewritten data, blue ink diagonal strike-through across label "HIRSCHL & ADLER 315 / Galleries, inc. / 21 East 70th Street, New York, NY 10021 / ARTIST: THOMAS BIRCH / NUMBER: APG: 8377D / TITLE: VIEW FROM THE HILL AT/ BORDENTOWN, NEW JERSEY / MEDIUM: / ooc / SIZE: 37-3/4 X 49 in. / DATE: 1818"; white gummed paper, black printed ink "Hirschl & Adler / Galleries, Inc. / 21 East 70th Street, New York, N.Y. 10021 / Phone (212) 535-8810 Fax (212) 772-7237 / www.HirschlAndAdler.Com / ARTIST: THOMAS BIRCH / 1779-1851 / NUMBER: APG 19140D.003 / TITLE: View fromt he Hill at Bordertown, New Jersey / MEDIUM: Oil on canvas / SIZE: 37 3/4" x 49" / DATE: 1818"Provenance: [Daniel H. Farr & Co., Inc., New York]; to Harris and Elise Hammond, New York and Bordentown, New Jersey, by June 23, 1925; to sale 452, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, April 10, 1943, Collection of Harris and Elise Hammond, removed from their residence at Bonaparte Park, Bordentown, New Jersey, no. 372 ill.; to [Mr. Charles Sessler, Philadelphia]: to private collection, and by descent, until present; Richard York Gallery, New York, New York, purchased from Hirschl and Adler Gallery, New York, New YorkExhibition History: Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1980, "American Art form the Gallery's Collection"; Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 1982, "American Art form the Colonial and Federal Periods"

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