Portrait of Colonel John Nixon, after Gilbert Stuart
Edward Greene Malbone, American, 1777 - 1807
Geography:
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
c. 1800Medium:
Watercolor on ivoryDimensions:
3 x 2 1/2 inches (7.6 x 6.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
F1920-1-1Credit Line:
Bequest of Elizabeth Ellen Keating, 1920
Made in United States, North and Central America
Date:
c. 1800Medium:
Watercolor on ivoryDimensions:
3 x 2 1/2 inches (7.6 x 6.3 cm)Curatorial Department:
American ArtObject Location:
Currently not on view
Accession Number:F1920-1-1Credit Line:
Bequest of Elizabeth Ellen Keating, 1920
Label:
Colonel Nixon was a Revolutionary patriot and a prominent Philadelphia merchant and financier. He is said to have been the first public proclaimer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Colonel Nixon was a Revolutionary patriot and a prominent Philadelphia merchant and financier. He is said to have been the first public proclaimer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
