Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
1842-45
1915.76
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Title
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date
1834
Medium
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions
Overall: 9 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. ( 24.4 x 19.7 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number
1931.57
Marks
label: on back: "For Sale. Aaron Burr, painted in 1834, in six sittings by James van Dyck. If not satisfactory, return to 18 Centre St. Room No. 3"
Gallery Label
This portrait, the last ever painted of Aaron Burr, was copied by lithographers and engravers on several occasions. On a lithograph published about the time of Burr's death there is a testimonial written by the subject: "I certify that the Portrait by Vandyke is the best Likeness ever Painted of me since 1809. N. York 1st Jany 1834. A. Burr."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
