Erastus Corning I (1794-1872)
Charles Loring Elliott (1812-1868)
Date:
1864
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
50 5/8 H x 40 5/8 W
Inscription:
Signed, lower left: C.L. Elliot / 1864; inscribed on back: Erastus Corning Sr. / Painted By C. L. Elliot 1864
Provenance:
Descended from the subject through the family
Credit:
Gift of Mrs. Edwin Corning
Accession Number:
1974.71.1
Comments:
A merchant, manufacturer, and banker, Erastus Corning organized the New York Central Railroad. A Democrat, he served as mayor of Albany and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
