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Associated Title
Book: Delaplaine's Repository of the Lives and Portraits of Distinguished American Characters
Artist
William Satchwell Leney, 16 Jan 1769 - 26 Nov 1831
Copy after
Giuseppe Ceracchi, 4 Jul 1751 - 31 Jan 1801
Publisher
Joseph Delaplaine, 20 Dec 1777 - 31 May 1824
Sitter
Alexander Hamilton, 11 Jan 1757 - 11 Jul 1804
Date
1816
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 12.7 x 10.3cm (5 x 4 1/16")
Topic
Alexander Hamilton: Male
Alexander Hamilton: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Alexander Hamilton: Literature\Writer
Alexander Hamilton: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War
Alexander Hamilton: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury
Alexander Hamilton: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution