Artist/Maker
Ira Chaffee Goodell
(American, c. 1810 – after 1875)
After
John Trumbull
(American, 1756 – 1843)
Depicted
Peter Van Schaack
(American, 1747 – 1832)
Peter Van Schaack (1747–1832)
ca. 1820-1840
Oil on wood panel
Overall: 28 × 24 in. (71.1 × 61 cm)
Gift of Frederic De Peyster
1845.1
Born at Kinderhook, N.Y., the subject was the fourth son of Cornelius and Lydia (Van Dyck) Van Schaack. After being admitted to the bar in 1769 he established a successful law practice in New York. He sought refuge in England during the Revolution, but returned in 1785, was given citizenship, and continued his law practice at Kinderhook. This portrait was copied from a lost original by John Trumbull of ca. 1820-24, or the engraving thereof.
InscribedInscribed on verso: "Peter Van. Schaack. L.L.D."
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