Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
James Duane (1733-1797)
Object Number:
1948.54
Date:
ca. 1784
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
canvas: 36 x 26 3/4 in. ( 91.4 x 67.9 cm )
frame: 40 1/4 x 31 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 102.2 x 79.7 x 6.4 cm )
Gallery Label:
James Duane was the son of Anthony Duane and Althea (Keteltas) Duane. He was a member of the Continental Congress and of the New York Senate, and was appointed first federal judge of the District of New York (1789-94) by George Washington. From 1784 to 1789 he was the first Federalist mayor of New York. John Trumbull used this painting as a model for his portrait of Duane, which he painted for New York City Hall in 1805.
Credit Line:
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