Collection Highlights
Beschryvinge van Nieuvv-Nederlant
Date:
1656
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1656.D
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John Henry Hobart Haws (1809-58)
Object Number:
1930.8
Date:
ca. 1850-1855
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. ( 40 x 32.4 cm )
Gallery Label:
After graduating from Columbia College in 1827, Haws studied law and was admitted to the New York bar. He became interested in New York politics, and served as a Whig in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1851 to 1853. His portrait was a gift to the Society from his granddaughter.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ella L. Smith
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
