Aaron Burr, (painting).

Aaron Burr, (painting).

Unknown, painter.

Van Dyck, James, active 1806-1843, painter. (copy after)

Aaron Burr, (painting).

34 x 25 in. (86.4 x 63.5 cm)

Waist-length portrait of Aaron Burr seated with his arms folded. A pair of eyeglasses is on his head.

Portrait male -- Burr, Aaron -- Waist length

Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48202 Accession Number: 58.390

Formerly in the collection of Burr, Aaron Columbus (probably), New York, New York 1882.

Burr, Hippolyte (probably), New York, New York 1882.

Stillwell, John E. (probably), New York, New York 1882-1928.

Gift of Fleischman, Arthur, Mr. & Mrs., Detroit, Michigan 1958.

Formerly attributed to James Van Dyck. Later identified as a copy after Van Dyck.

On canvas lining, in black paint: "Painted 1st January 1834/by J. Van Dyck." On cardboard backing, in black wax crayon: "Van Dyck/BURR."

"American paintings in the Detroit Institute of Arts; volume 1: Works by artists born by 1816," New York : Hudson Hills Press, 1991, no. A30.

"Paintings in the Detroit Institute of Arts; a checklist of the paintings acquired before June 1965," Detroit: Detroit Institute of Arts, 1965.

"American paintings in the Detroit Institute of Arts; volume 1: Works by artists born by 1816," New York : Hudson Hills Press, 1991, pg. 285.

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