Artist/Maker
Unidentified artist
Depicted
Robert Brown
(American, 1763 – 1827)
Robert Brown (1763-1827)
ca. 1815
Oil on canvas
Overall: 33 in. × 27 1/4 in. (83.8 × 69.2 cm)
Gift of Nellie R. Kingsland
1972.14
The subject of this portrait was a shipwright in New York; his firm, R. Brown & Co., had its premises at 321 Water Street in 1802. His residence was at 26 James Street. The portrait was donated to the Society by his great-granddaughter.
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