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Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Title
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date
1802
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Canvas: 22 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. ( 56.5 x 41.9 cm )
Frame: 31 7/16 x 25 11/16 x 3 1/2 in. (79.9 x 65.2 x 8.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number
1931.58
Gallery Label
When John Vanderlyn (1775-1852) arrived in New York City from Kingston, NY in 1792, he honed his painting skills by copying portraits by Gilbert Stuart, among them a painting of Aaron Burr. Impressed by the copy, Burr took Vanderlyn under his wing, sending him to Paris to continue his artistic training at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Vanderlyn returned to New York in 1801 and, a year later, painted this right-facing portrait of Burr, which became the subject
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
