Portrait of Colonel John Nixon, after Gilbert Stuart

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Portrait of Colonel John Nixon, after Gilbert Stuart

1798

Edward Greene Malbone (American, 1777–1807)

Colonel Nixon was a Revolutionary patriot and a prominent Philadelphia merchant and financier. He is said to have been the first public proclaimer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

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Object Details

Title:

Portrait of Colonel John Nixon, after Gilbert Stuart

Date:

1798

Artist:

Edward Greene Malbone (American, 1777–1807)

Medium:

Watercolor on ivory

Dimensions:

3 x 2 1/2 inches (7.6 x 6.3 cm)

Classification:

Miniatures

Credit Line:

Bequest of Elizabeth Ellen Keating, 1920

Accession Number:

F1920-1-1

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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