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Alexander Hamilton

John Trumbull

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of a man with short, curly gray hair, fair skin, and rosy cheeks. He wears a black jacket with a high collar and a white ruffled neckcloth. The background is dark brown with a lighter brown area on the right side. The subject looks to the left. He is positioned in front of a dark background. The image is framed in gold. The man depicted is Alexander Hamilton.

Artwork Details

Date
1804–6
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
487 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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