Alexander Hamilton (Trumbull)
Painting by John Trumbull
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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.
ArtistJohn Trumbull
Year1792
SubjectAlexander Hamilton
Dimensions219.1 cm × 146.1 cm (86.3 in × 57.5 in)
| Alexander Hamilton | |
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Alexander Hamilton Standing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York | |
| Artist | John Trumbull |
| Year | 1792 |
| Subject | Alexander Hamilton |
| Dimensions | 219.1 cm × 146.1 cm (86.3 in × 57.5 in) |
| Location | Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas |
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]