Catharine Lorillard Wolfe

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe
Portrait of Wolfe by Cabanel, 1876
Born(1828-03-08)March 8, 1828
Manhattan, New York, United States
DiedApril 4, 1887(1887-04-04) (aged 59)
Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Resting placeGreen-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York
Parent(s)John David Wolfe
Dorothea Lorillard
RelativesPierre Lorillard II (grandfather)
Pierre Lorillard III (uncle)
George Bruce (uncle)
The Storm by Pierre Auguste Cot was commissioned by Catharine Lorillard Wolfe under the guidance of her cousin John Wolfe, one of Cot's principal patrons.

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe (8 March 1828 – 4 April 1887) was an American philanthropist and art collector.[1] Though she gave large amounts of money to institutions such as Grace Episcopal Church and Union College, her most significant gifts were two bequests to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. She left her large collection of popular contemporary paintings to the museum, together with $200,000.[2]

  1. ^ "THE FINE ARTS.; THE LOAN COLLECTION. CONTINUATION OF THE SOUTH ROOM THE NOBLE PICTURES OF MISS CATHARINE L. WOLFE GEMS FROM OTHER COLLECTIONS". The New York Times. 25 June 1876. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
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