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Miniature Portraits

The museum has a strong collection of approximately 200 miniatures that reflect the history of miniature painting in America, particularly its development in New York during the period 1750-1850. Among the artists featured are John Ramage, Mary Way, and John Wood Dodge. A major high point of the collection is Charles Willson Peale’s portrait of Alexander Hamilton (1777).

Samuel Mickle Fox — Samuel Mickle Fox

Richard Varick — Richard Varick
Braided brown hair is encased under glass on the back of the portrait.

Mrs. Hanna Ann Ogden Johnson — Mrs. Hanna Ann Ogden Johnson

George Stevens Schermerhorn — George Stevens Schermerhorn
A lock of brown hair is encased under glass on the back of the portrait.

George Brinckerhoff — George Brinckerhoff
The sitter married Elizabeth Burt Howland and they had four children.

Maria Isabella Grim Schermerhorn — Maria Isabella Grim Schermerhorn
A lock of hair is encased under glass on the back of the portrait.

Thomas Fleet Youngs — Thomas Fleet Youngs
The sitter was the son of Thomas and Catherine Toleias Youngs and married Henrietta Saye Graham of Morrissania....

John Lawrance (Laurance) — John Lawrance (Laurance)

Helen and Melville Brown — Helen and Melville Brown
Children of Stewart and Mary Ann Abbott Brown.

Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Hamilton — Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Hamilton

James H. Roosevelt — James H. Roosevelt
In gilded oval frame; braided hair under glass on verso.

George Buchanan — George Buchanan
Portrait of George Buchanan (1775-1844).

Miss and Master Morris — Miss and Master Morris

Mary Hosack (Mrs. Jacob Harvey) — Mary Hosack (Mrs. Jacob Harvey)

Peter Schuyler Livingston — Peter Schuyler Livingston

Jonathan Dayton Williamson — Jonathan Dayton Williamson

John Peter Schermerhorn — John Peter Schermerhorn

Mrs. Stephen Whitney — Mrs. Stephen Whitney
Portrait of Mrs. Stephen Whitney (Harriet Suydam Whitney) in gilded red velvet frame.

Mrs. John Penfold (Phoebe Ann Willis) — Mrs. John Penfold (Phoebe Ann Willis)

Colonel Robert Williamson — Colonel Robert Williamson

Alexander McDougall — Alexander McDougall

Elizabeth Root Borst — Elizabeth Root Borst
Portrait of Elizabeth Root Borst (1815-1874).

Mrs. Valentine Mott (Louisa Dunmore Munn) — Mrs. Valentine Mott (Louisa Dunmore Munn)

Cornelius Ray — Cornelius Ray

Colonel Beverly Robinson — Colonel Beverly Robinson

Jan Cornelis van den Heuvel — Jan Cornelis van den Heuvel
Portrait of Jan Cornelis van den Heuvel (1742-1826). A lock of brown hair on mother of pearl on verso....

Elise Justine Bayard — Elise Justine Bayard
Portrait of Elise Justine Bayard (1823-1853), attributed to George Augustus Baker.

Sidney Augustus Holly — Sidney Augustus Holly
Portrait of Sidney Augustus Holly (1802-1842), son-in-law of Alexander Hamilton. Lock of brown hair under...

Mr. Root — Mr. Root
Portrait of Mr. Root (1795-1845). Braided brown hair under glass on verso. Original red box.

Daniel Giraud Elliot — Daniel Giraud Elliot

Augusta Temple Winthrop (Mrs. John Smythe Rogers) — Augusta Temple Winthrop (Mrs. John Smythe Rogers)
Portrait of Augusta Temple Winthrop (1793-1828).

Henry Dudley, Jr. — Henry Dudley, Jr.
Portrait of Henry Dudley, Jr. (1837-1900), centerpiece of gold bracelet.

Mrs. Henry Whitney (née Hannah Eugenia Lawrence) — Mrs. Henry Whitney (née Hannah Eugenia Lawrence)
Portrait of Mrs. Henry Whitney (née Hannah Eugenia Lawrence, approximately 1815-1844.)

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