Collection Highlights
"St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.D. 343"
Date:
1810
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1810.94
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Museum Collections
Paintings
General Ralph Earl Prime (1840-1920)
Object Number:
1953.189
Date:
1915
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 x 20 in. ( 61 x 50.8 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Jason Salgany / 1915"
Gallery Label:
A native of Matteawan, New York, the subject served in the Fifth New York Infantry during the Civil War, and was twice promoted for bravery. In 1863, after being elevated to the rank of brigadier general upon special nomination by President Lincoln, he returned to his law practice in Yonkers, and for a while served as assistant attorney general of the State of New York. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his grandson.
Credit Line:
Gift of Benjamin L. Prime
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
