Collection Highlights
Donner Lake From the Summit
1873
1909.16
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bishop Benjamin T. Onderdonk (1791-1861)
Title
Bishop Benjamin T. Onderdonk (1791-1861)
Date
ca. 1830-1833
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 34 x 27 in. ( 86.4 x 68.6 cm )
Credit Line
Bequest of Henry Selden Weller
Object Number
1953.71
Gallery Label
A native of New York, Onderdonk graduated from Columbia College in 1809, went on to study theology, and was ordained a priest in 1815. He served at Trinity Church in New York, the spire of which is visible in this painting. The Society owns many of his papers.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
