Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Reverend John Rodgers, D.D. (1727-1811)
Object Number:
1956.195
Date:
Late 18th century
Medium:
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 7 7/8 in. ( 24.1 x 20 cm )
framed: 10 x 8 x 1 in. ( 25.4 x 20.3 x 2.5 cm )
Gallery Label:
John Rogers, a Presbyterian clergyman, moved to New York in 1765 to accept the pastorate of the First Presbyterian Church, and there he officiated until his death forty-six years later. The subject's first wife was Elizabeth Bayard, daughter of Colonel Peter Bayard of Cecil County, Maryland, and the portrait descended through the family until it came to the Society.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
