Bust-length portrait of the Philadelphia philanthropist, abolitionist, and Presbyterian educator. Stuart, attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, and a black jacket, faces slightly left. Stuart organized the Philadelphia reception for the absolved Amistad mutineers at the First Reformed Presbyterian Church subsequent to their emancipation by the Supreme Court in 1841., Title from manuscript note on mount., Date based on presented age of sitter., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886., Description revised 2021., Access points revised 2021., Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Date
[ca. 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department cdv portraits - sitter - Stuart [(3)5750.F.61c]
