DrawingsAmerican18th century

Governor Elbridge Gerry (1744-1814)

1798

Artists

John VanderlynArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

21.5 x 16.5 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Emily L. Gerry, daughter of the subject, to Elbridge Gerry Greene by bequest; sold to Vose Galleries, Boston, 1943.

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