Daniel Stanton (1789-1864)

Object Number: 
1863.1
Date: 
ca. 1850-1860
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 
Overall: 30 x 25 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 cm )
Gallery Label: 
The subject, the only son of Daniel Stanton and Vashti (Dickinson) Stanton, was a merchant and auctioneer in New York, and served as second president of the American Art-Union (1842-43). This portrait was painted for the Art-Union and owned by it until it disbanded.
Credit Line: 
Gift of the American Art-Union
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group