Lanaii Kline published this article in the August 2011 STFA newsletter. Now we have a new addition to our Founding Family portraits.

COLONIAL PORTRAIT: Isaac Stoutenburgh
Printed August 15, 2011
STFA Annual Newsletter
by Lanaii Kline

I came across a picture of an oil portrait of Isaac Stoutenburgh (1738-1799) painted in the latter part of the 18th century. He was Jacobus Stoutenburg’s first cousin once removed and the grandson of Pieter Stoutenburg’s son, Isaac.

The painting is not signed and the artist is not known. Isaac is standing and is wearing a brown coat and a powered wig.

Isaac was very prominent in New York City during the American Revolution as a colonel and later as a Commissioner of Forfeiture for the Southern District.

He was a member of the New York Senate from 1780 to 1787 representing Southern District (New York City area).

On June 12, 2011, this portrait of Isaac Stoutenburgh was an item (lot 661) at an auction in Camp Hill, PA.

We just wanted to share one of the murals from the Hyde Park, New York Post Office. This and other illustrations like it are available for viewing on our Illustrations page.

• Description: Before 1741. Jacobus Stoutenburgh, his sons, and slaves clear the land. His log cabin, built in 1723, was the first house in Hyde Park Village. The Kings Highway, then a grassy "waggon" road, passed in front. Jacobus and his wife Margaret Teller had eight children who varied in age in 1741 from 23 year old Tobias to 5 year old Luke.
• Artist: Olin Dows, of Rhinebeck, NY, was a neighbor and family friend of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
• Location: Hyde Park, NY

Young Lady With A Rose (Attributed to Peter Van Der Lyn)

There are claims that Peter Van Der Lyn (possibly Pieter Vanderlyn) is the same artist/painter who created the portraits of Jacobus Stoutenburgh and Margaret Teller, duplicates of which hang in the William Stoutenburgh House in Hyde Park, New York. The original pair are in the The Museum of the City of New York. We seek any and all information regarding this alleged connection.

I’ve added a new page of illustrations depicting life in early New York–including the wonderful background picture used on this site. They’re quite detailed and worth a closer look. Just click the pictures on the page and a larger image will open in a new window.