George I. Seney
American philanthropist and banker / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Ingraham Seney (May 12, 1826 – April 7, 1893) was a New York City banker, art collector, and benefactor. He was the father of symphonic music executive Mary Seney Sheldon.[1]
He is best remembered for amassing a substantial collection of pre-Impressionist 19th-century European and American paintings,[1] some of which he gave to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The donation included works by George Inness and Francis Davis Millet.[2]