Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Joshua Jones (1757-1821)
Object Number:
1944.1
Date:
ca. 1815
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 x 26 in. ( 83.8 x 66 cm )
Description:
Gallery Label:
The subject, the second son of John Jones, Jr., and Frances (Quereau) Jones, was a merchant in New York. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his great-great-granddaughter.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Henry Burr Barnes
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
