Alexander Hamilton (Trumbull)
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| Artist | John Trumbull |
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| Year | 1792 |
| Subject | Alexander Hamilton |
Alexander Hamilton is a 1792[1] full-length portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull. It's one of multiple paintings John Trumbull made of Alexander Hamilton.
In 2013, the painting was donated by Credit Suisse to both the Metropolitan Museum of Art (colloquially The Met) in New York and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. According to The Met, the work is considered the "greatest known portrait of Hamilton and one of the finest civic portraits from the Federal period".[2]
See also
References
- ↑ "Alexander Hamilton". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ↑ "Trumbull's Iconic Portrait of Alexander Hamilton Now on View at Metropolitan Museum". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
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