Lot 80: Daniel Huntington 1816-1906 Portrait of Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin 1761-1849 seated at a table with a paisley cover re…

Daniel Huntington 1816-1906 Portrait of Abraham Alfonse Albert Gallatin 1761-1849 seated at a table with a paisley cover reading a book with a mountainous landscape in the background oil on canvas, circa 1899 signed and titled, lower right: Albert Gallatin, D. Huntington Plaque: Albert Gallatin, Painted for The Chamber of Commerce by Daniel Huntington 50 x 40 American frame, circa 1860’s, frame wd. 7 in. Restretched and relined Gallatin was a United States Senator 1793-1794, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania’s 12th district 1795-1801, United States Minister to France 1816-1823, United States Minister to the United Kingdom 1826-1827, longest serving United States Secretary of the Treasury 1801-1814, one of the founders of the University of the City of New York now New York University 1831, and President of the National Bank in New York 1831-1839. Provenance: The Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, New York Property from Credit Suisse’s Americana Collection Literature: Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, Catalogue of Portraits in the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York New York, 1924 p. 22, no. 52.

Starting Bid: $1500

Estimate: $3000- $5000

Auction Date: November 7, 2015

Realized Price: $8400.00