Alexander Hamilton (Trumbull)

Painting by John Trumbull From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alexander Hamilton is a 1792[1] full-length portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull. It is one of multiple paintings John Trumbull made of Alexander Hamilton.

Year1792
Dimensions219.1 cm × 146.1 cm (86.3 in × 57.5 in)
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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton Standing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
ArtistJohn Trumbull
Year1792
SubjectAlexander Hamilton
Dimensions219.1 cm × 146.1 cm (86.3 in × 57.5 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
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In 2013, the painting was donated by Credit Suisse to both New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. According to The Met, the work is considered the "greatest known portrait of Hamilton and one of the finest civic portraits from the Federal period".[2]

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