This portrait is of James Rivington and the details are from the New York Historical Society website. Rivington may be holding a copy of the Royal Gazette.
James Rivington, Sr. (ca. 1724-1802)
Title
James Rivington, Sr. (ca. 1724-1802)
Date
1806
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
canvas: 36 1/4 x 28 1/4 in. ( 92.1 x 71.8 cm )
frame: 43 x 35 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 109.2 x 89.5 x 8.9 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Samuel C. Ellis
Object Number
1858.83
Gallery Label
Publisher and
bookseller James Rivington immigrated to America from England in 1760
and settled in Philadelphia. He had bookstores in New York and Boston as
well as Philadelphia; he published "Rivington's New-York Gazetteer"
(1773-75) and "Rivington's New York Loyal Gazette," later called "The
Royal Gazette" (1777-83). This painting is after Gilbert Stuart's
original portrait of Rivington, once owned by Ames but now lost, which
was painted sometime between 1792 and 1795.
More information about James Rivington:
http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibit/james-rivington-sr-ca-1724-1802
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rivington
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