Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1820-1823
Object Number:
PR.221.44
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mrs. James Hamilton of Kames (ca. 1790-?)
Object Number:
1948.74
Date:
1834
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 45 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. ( 114.9 x 74.3 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: verso, on label: "Maria & Florence Audubon/From Caroline Audubon"
Gallery Label:
John Woodhouse Audubon, the younger son of the famous naturalist, based this painting on a portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn in the National Gallery Scotland at Edinburgh. The portrait was a gift to the Society from the artist's daughter.
Credit Line:
Gift of Florence Audubon
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
