Divine Word used the property as a seminary and in later years as a retirement community. In 1941, Divine Word Missionaries, a Roman Catholic missionary religious congregation, acquired the property. After the 1929 stock market crash, the house was repossessed by the bank and lay vacant for over ten years. In 1911, they sold it to industrialist Harris Hammond. In 1874, the Vincentian Fathers of Philadelphia purchased Point Breeze for use as a summer retreat. A third mansion was built on the site which survived until 1983 when it was lost to a fire. After moving into the gatehouse, he had the main house torn down. Further ownershipīy 1850, Point Breeze was owned by Hamilton Beckett, the son of Henry Beckett, the British consul in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts later acquired a significant amount of furnishings and paintings from the house. When he died in Florence, Italy in 1844, Point Breeze was inherited by his grandson Joseph Lucien Bonaparte, who sold the estate and most of its contents at auction three years later. In 1839 Joseph Bonaparte returned to Europe for good. On completion, it was generally viewed - perhaps diplomatically - as the “second-finest house in America” after the White House. Construction was supervised by French émigré Michel Bouvier. It was larger than the first, with the existing stables enlarged, further back from the overlook of the river. Many of the furnishings and books from the house were saved by neighbors and servants who ran into the building while it was ablaze.įollowing the fire, Bonaparte had a new mansion built. On January 4, 1820, Bonaparte's first mansion burned down. Soon it became famous for its landscape, gardens, extensive art collection with more than 150 paintings by Flemish and Italian masters, and 8,000 volume library, which was one of the largest libraries in the United States at that time.īonaparte had the original painting of his brother, Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David, prominently displayed in the house. Numerous members of high society, politicians, overseas dignities visited what became known as Bonaparte's Park. Bonaparte then set about making the estate the center of society on the East coast. Due to the thickness of the black board and mounting frame, your print is separated from the wall by 1.50" Click here for mounting details.Very quickly he replaced the existing house with a new mansion and acquired more land, eventually owning more than 1,800 acres (730 ha). Simply put a nail in your wall, hang your print from the hanging wire, and you're done. There are no metal mounting posts at the corners. Option #2 (Hanging Wire) - With this option, your acrylic print is attached to a 1/4" thick black board which has a wooden frame and hanging wire attached to the back. posts, screws, and wall anchors) is included with your print. All of the required mounting hardware (i.e. The mounting posts act as stand-offs and keep your print separated from the wall by 1". When you're finished, simply reattached each cap, and you're done. The cylindrical cap of each mounting post can be removed, allowing you to thread a small screw along the center axis of the of post and into the wall. Option #1 (Mounting Posts) - Attach your print to your wall with four aluminum mounting posts.
There are two different ways to mount your acrylic print. The high gloss of the acrylic sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results.
The image is the art - it doesn't get any cleaner than that!Īll acrylic prints ship within 3 - 4 business days and arrive "ready to hang" with four aluminum mounting posts (Option #1) or hanging wire (Option #2). Your image gets printed directly onto the back of a 1/4" thick sheet of clear acrylic. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of an acrylic print.
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