Pre-Veteran's Day Americana Auction
Lot 17:
Description
Very few portraits of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, ever appear on the market. The artist, George A. Tompkin, based it on the original by John Trumbull which is on the ten dollar bill. Tompkin was a noted artist in the Mystic, CT area. The frame is original frame and high quality. The painting is signed and dated 1934 on the reverse. There is also an exhibition label "Lyman Alllyn Museum 1935". The museum is in New London, Connecticut and opened in that year. It seems likely that the museum commissioned the painting for the opening. Framed dimensions: 30" x 25"
Condition: The painting has had a museum quality cleaning and conservation and retains its original stretcher and frame. There are some minor imperfections.
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