James Delancey — Gilbert Stuart

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Artist: Gilbert Stuart
Date: 1782
Medium: Oil on canvas
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: Sight size: 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm)
Collection: The American Wing
Culture: American
Credit line: Bequest of George D. Harris Jr., 2008

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