Collection Highlights
Oud en nieuw Oost-Indiën... Volume 5, part 1 (deel 5, stuk 1)
Date:
1724-1726
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1724.V
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Washington Hunt (1811-1867)
Object Number:
1978.47
Date:
ca. 1856
Medium:
Oil on linen
Dimensions:
frame: 26 7/8 x 21 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 68.3 x 55.2 x 3.2 cm )
Gallery Label:
Washington Hunt received the Democratic nomination for the governorship of New York in 1850, and defeated his opponent, Horatio Seymour, by a narrow margin the following year. Seymour challenged Hunt again in 1852 and defeated him for reelection.
Credit Line:
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