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1792 portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton Standing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
ArtistJohn Trumbull
Year1792
SubjectAlexander Hamilton
Dimensions219.1 cm × 146.1 cm (86.3 in × 57.5 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

Alexander Hamilton is a 1792 full-length portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull. It is one of multiple paintings John Trumbull made of Alexander Hamilton.

In 2013, the painting was donated by Credit Suisse to both New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the 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".

References

  1. "John Trumbull (American, Lebanon, Connecticut 1756–1843 New York)". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  2. "Trumbull's Iconic Portrait of Alexander Hamilton Now on View at Metropolitan Museum". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2015.

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