Hardie, Robert Gordon (1854-1904)

Born, Brattleboro, Vermont; studied at the Cooper Union and National Academy of Design in New York prior to studies in Paris with the French academician Jean-Leon Gerome; active in ?; died, Brattleboro. Collections: United States Senate Edith Ward Newcomb Oil on canvas c. 1885 1978.38.2 The Newcomb family owned the most important private collection of art in late 19th-century Louisville and patronized many leading artists of the day.