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Summary
Gilbert Stuart: Stephen Van Rensselaer III
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| Artist |
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| Title |
Stephen Van Rensselaer III |
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painting  |
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| Genre |
portrait |
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| Description |
English: Painting of Stephen Van Rensselaer III (November 1, 1764 — January 26, 1839), founder of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, former Lieutenant Governor of New York, and member of the United States House of Representatives. He is documented as having been the tenth richest American in history with a net worth of $10 million (about $88 billion in 2007 dollars) at the time of his death. |
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| Depicted people |
Stephen Van Rensselaer |
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| Date | between circa 1793 and circa 1795 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 91.7 cm (36.1 in); width: 71.3 cm (28 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
1942.8.20 (National Gallery of Art) |
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| Place of creation |
United States of America |
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| Notes | New York State Museum website; (Source) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | Picture taken at: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., USA [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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