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Theodore Sedgwick by Ezra Ames

Theodore Sedgwick

Ezra Ames · 1808

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Artist
Ezra Ames
Date
1808
Location
National Portrait Gallery
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Ezra Ames

Ezra Ames was a prolific portrait painter in early 19th-century Albany, New York, known for capturing over 700 likenesses, including Governor George Clinton and Alexander Hamilton.

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