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7 The Frick Collection

The art collection of steel magnate Henry Clay Frick
(1849–1919) is exhibited in a residential setting
amid the furnishings of his opulent mansion, which
provides a rare glimpse of how the extremely
wealthy lived in New York’s gilded age. Henry Frick
intended the collection to be a memorial to himself,
and on his death he bequeathed the entire house
to the nation. The collection includes important The Harbor of Dieppe (1826)
Old Master paintings, major works of sculpture, J. M. W. Turner was criticized by
French furniture, rare Limoges enamels, and some skeptical contemporaries
beautiful Oriental rugs. for depicting this northern European
port suffused with light.
Oval
Room
Garden
Court

Library

West
Gallery

The Polish Rider
The identity of the rider in this
equestrian portrait, painted by
Rembrandt in c. 1655, is unknown.
The somber, rocky landscape
creates an eerie atmosphere
of unknown danger.

Living Hall

Gallery Guide
Of special interest are the West Gallery,
with oils by Vermeer, Hals, and Rembrandt;
the East Gallery, featuring Van Dyck and
. Sir Thomas More (1527) Whistler; the Oval Room, featuring
Holbein’s portrait of Henry VIII’s Lord Gainsborough; the Library and Dining
Chancellor was painted eight years Room, with English works; and the Living
before More’s execution for treason. Hall, with works by Titian and Holbein.

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