Alexander Hamilton's First Bank of the United States
Artist
William Russell Birch (American, born England, 1755–1834)American, born England, 1755–1834
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Alexander Hamilton's First Bank of the United States
Datec. 1834
MediumInk, watercolor, and gouache on paper
DimensionsSheet (at open): 9 1/16 × 11 9/16 in. (23 × 29.4 cm)
Frame: 17 1/4 × 19 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (43.8 × 50.2 × 3.2 cm)
Frame: 17 1/4 × 19 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (43.8 × 50.2 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by the Marian and Speros Martel Early Americana Accessions Endowment honoring William S. Kilroy, Sr.
Object numberB.2026.4
Non exposé
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Department
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated “W. Birch 1800” lower right; titled in bottom margin, “Alexander Hamilton’s First Bank of the United States. Philadelphia. A.D. 1800.”
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