Artist/Maker
John Wollaston
(English, 1710 – 1775)
Frederick Philipse II (?)
ca. 1750
Oil on canvas
Overall: 35 × 26 in. (88.9 × 66 cm)
Gift of Elizabeth Richard
1873.2
This portrait has been said to represent Frederick Philipse II (1695-1751), the son of Philip and Maria (Sparkes) Philipse, and grandson of Frederick I (1626-1702), the first lord of Philipse Manor in Yonkers, New York. Frederick II was educated in England, where he studied law. He returned to New York as a young man to assume charge of the vast lands he had inherited; for many years he sat as judge over what was almost a private domain, and also served in the Assembly from 1726-51.
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