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Kast
1675-1690
1941.914
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Luce Center
Alexander James Dallas (1759-1817)
Title
Alexander James Dallas (1759-1817)
Date
ca. 1800-1805
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Overall: 29 x 23 1/2 in. ( 73.7 x 59.7 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of William D. Abbatt
Object Number
1873.26
Gallery Label
Born in Jamaica, Dallas studied law in England; he came to America in 1783 and established his law practice in Philadelphia. As secretary of the treasury (1814-16, also acting secretary of war in 1815-16), he took charge of the finances of the nation, which were in a ruinous state as a result of the War of 1812. This portrait dates from the first decade of Peale's career and was probably painted in Philadelphia where both subject and artist lived.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
