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Ansasat New Ysrksrs' Faces Preserved d
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Since the founding of the New York Cham.
Der Of Commerce. In 17es. portraits Of notable
men. chiefly merchants. have been collected by
that BODY. and they now comprise consider.
able picture gallery In the beautiful new rooms
Of the Chamber In tho building OF tho Mutual
Lilo Insurance Company In Nassau street. The
Oldest portrait 10 that OF Lieut.. Gov Oadwsl-
ladsr D. Golden. which Was painted for the
Chamber bv Matthew Pratt In l772. It was or.
dered - compliment to the Lieutenant + Gov.
ernor for procuring tho charter Of tho Cham.
Dor. It 10 full-length portrait In the costume
OF the period. red velvet. with knee brooches
and white stockings. and looks like the picture
Of man sddictsd to good dinners.
There 10 An excellent ful-leneth portrait Of
Alexander Hamilton. the first Secretary OF the
Treasury. painted by John Trumbull for the
Chamber in 1872. which is not only good Ike
ness. but an excellent picture. De Witt Clinton,
New Yorks famous Governor. and the father
Of the canal system in this State. appears In
two portraits. One Was painted BY John Trum-
bull In 1898. and the other thirty years later b.
Inman. The latter picture was presented 70
the Chamber by one Of its old members, g. B.
EaGgisst who also gave az excellent portrait OF
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Offices IN the State. He was large ship owner.
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longod to, Q famous family Of South street.
ship chambers. and was : llneal DESCENDANT Of
the noted founder OF the Hicksito Friends.
Another old portrait ~ that Of Isaac Caro-. an
eminent merchant OF New York In the early
part OF the present century. and Theoph ylaCt
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portrait By Henry Pstors Gray, Of Joshua Bates
OF the noted 1rm Of Barring Brothers Of London.
end one Of Thomas Tilsston Of Lne old house OF
6ponord. Tileston Co., Of 6. B. Rugeies, who
graduated at Yale In 1914. and O: VI. 4. Dodge.
who Was President OF the Chamber In 1875.
Green. an Old East India merchant S"v Who n;
founded the benevolent fund Of tho Chamber
Xish Sift Of no. 600. the proceeds q whioh srs
SS~mr 70 CHI tns sapRSrs Of members q the
Ieult OF their own. There 10 portrait BY Hicks
g. James Boorman. the founder Of the Hudson
NiveI Rsilrosd. and q Charles H. AArshsll.
founder OF the famous Black Ball line OF ships.
which carried freight and passengers before
steSmships were knOwn. One OF the most
strtklng portraits In the collection 10 that OF
hlchsrd Golden. painted In Paris BY Fs0nanI
IA 1850 and presented TO the Chamber BY the
late Morris Ketchum. There 10 one OF John
Bright, painted BY tho same artist. and pre-
sSntsd to the Chamber BY 3. d. Oiittendon,
There 10 ALSO q beautiful marble bust OF the
founder Of the firm Of G0odhue d Co, an adj
mirabls likeness Of Peletiah Psrit and ono Of
John sherman: The. pictures have been lately
cleaned and rsframed. and have boon arranged
With great taste on. the walls Of the Chamber
under the supervision of Mr.. Wilson. tue Be0s
rstary. who 10 always pleased to show them.