Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
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Museum Collections
Paintings
Bishop Benjamin T. Onderdonk (1791-1861)
Object Number:
1953.71
Date:
ca. 1830-1833
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 x 27 in. ( 86.4 x 68.6 cm )
Gallery Label:
A native of New York, Onderdonk graduated from Columbia College in 1809, went on to study theology, and was ordained a priest in 1815. He served at Trinity Church in New York, the spire of which is visible in this painting. The Society owns many of his papers.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Henry Selden Weller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
