Collection Highlights
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Date:
1805
Object Number:
1867.306
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Paintings
Judge Charles Herman Ruggles (1789-1865)
Object Number:
1956.37
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 x 25 in. ( 76.2 x 63.5 cm )
Gallery Label:
The subject, a native of Litchfield, Connecticut, established a law practice in Kingston, New York, and was subsequently elected to the state assembly (1820) and the United States Congress (1821). He next served as judge of the Dutchess County Circuit Court and in 1851 became a judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York and presiding judge from 1853 to 1855.
Credit Line:
Gift of Eustace L. Florance
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
