This portrait is a smaller version of a larger public sculpture that George Edwin Bissell created for the Trinity Church yard in New York. John Watts was a merchant and a politician noted for his philanthropy, including the establishment of a free clinic and orphanage. The sculptor, however, depicted the sitter in full judicial robes, emphasizing his legislative career rather than his social achievements.
- Title
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John Watts, Chancellor
- Artist
- Date
- cast 1891
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 17 1⁄2 x 4 x 4 in. (44.5 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm)
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of John Watts De Peyster
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- bronze
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Occupation – other – philanthropist
- Dress – ceremonial
- Object Number
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XX92
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
