Sujet

John Jay, American statesman, from a print published in 1783, (c1880).Artist: Whymper

Légende

John Jay, American statesman, from a print published in 1783, (c1880). One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Jay (1745-1829) was President of the Continental Congress from 1778-1779 and, together with Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, was one of the authors of The Federalist Papers. From 1789-1795 he served as the first Chief Justice of the United States. Jay then became Governor of New York, as which he was a prominent opponent of slavery, overseeing the passing of emancipation legislation in the state in 1799. A print from Cassell's History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1880

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C49_154

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,3Mo (3,3Mo) / 31,4cm x 40,1cm / 3713 x 4739 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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