![]() ![]() ![]() She came to visit her parents, siblings, and extended family in the Albany area, and she also brought her children here in the summer to escape the unhealthy city air of New York City and Philadelphia. The Pastures remained a special place to Eliza throughout her life, and she returned frequently. Schuyler (in brown) and his good friend Abraham Ten Broeck in blue. It's believed that the two men shown to the left with a dog are Gen. The painting shows the Hudson River flanked by green hills and fields, and lit by some spectacular sunbeams. The watercolor, above, has been attributed to British military officer and topographical artist Lieutenant Thomas Davies, who visited the area in 1766. The view from within the house was equally impressive. The general also operated the ferry that that crossed from one side of the Hudson to the other, and departed from the Schuyler-owned dock not far from the house. Most of the year, the river was also the quickest way between Albany and New York (about 150 miles) took roughly a week, depending on winds and weather. Standing high on a hill overlooking the Hudson River and nearly 3/4 of a mile outside the stockaded city walls, The Pastures was the first Albany building seen by visitors traveling north from New York City, and that first glimpse of the imposing brick mansion left a lasting impression on many of them. Gen. Schuyler had chosen his new home's site well. The growing Schuyler family moved in around 1765. The house was called "The Pastures" on account of its then-rural location, near the public grounds for the city's grazing animals. General Schuyler was influenced by the Georgian country seats of wealthy and titled gentlemen in England, and he spared no expense to make his new house the showplace of the region. While she was a young girl, her father, General Philip Schuyler, began to build a magnificent family house just outside the city. Collaborations include: Mondadori, Bottega Veneta, DCV Books, Psyche, Studio Mark Randel, Grau, and Goethe Institut.Elizabeth Schuyler (later Hamilton) was born on Augin Albany NY. She is fluent in German, Italian and French and has led workshops, seminars and talks on journalism and production at Bard College Berlin, the University of Bristol, and the University of Cambridge.Įliza also provides editorial and content consultancy for institutions and organisations across the arts, architecture, design, and cultural programming. Her work has been critically acclaimed and cited in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, The New York Times, and Slate.Įliza has a first-class degree in Modern Languages and Literature from the University of Cambridge and an MA, with Distinction, from the Courtauld Institute of Art. She co-launched the Germany programme of Intelligence Squared, a forum for live discussion and debate, and has produced and moderated events for Art + Feminism, Max Planck Society, American Academy in Berlin, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, and the International Literature Festival Berlin.Īs a reporter and commentator, Eliza’s writing has been published in The Guardian, The Atlantic, Internazionale, Aeon, and by Reuters, Thames & Hudson and the BBC. Eliza Apperly is a writer and producer based in Berlin.Įliza produces and presents podcasts and radio for organisations including: Politico, European Council on Foreign Relations, BBC, Thames and Hudson, Global Public Policy Institute, Humboldt Forum, and the Barbican Centre.
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