Collection Highlights
The definitive treaty of peace and friendship, between His Britannick Majesty, the Most Christian King, and the King of Spain : concluded at Paris, the 10th day of February, 1763, to which, the King of Portugal acceded on the same day...
Date:
1763
Object Number:
LIB.Y1763.Tre
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James Rivington, Sr. (ca. 1724-1802)
Object Number:
1858.83
Date:
1806
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
canvas: 36 1/4 x 28 1/4 in. ( 92.1 x 71.8 cm )
frame: 43 x 35 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 109.2 x 89.5 x 8.9 cm )
Gallery Label:
Publisher and bookseller James Rivington immigrated to America from England in 1760 and settled in Philadelphia. He had bookstores in New York and Boston as well as Philadelphia; he published "Rivington's New-York Gazetteer" (1773-75) and "Rivington's New York Loyal Gazette," later called "The Royal Gazette" (1777-83). This painting is after Gilbert Stuart's original portrait of Rivington, once owned by Ames but now lost, which was painted sometime between 1792 and 1795.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Samuel C. Ellis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
