Comprised of approximately 50 portraits, this collection features historical, American figures as well as notable Union individuals, painted by recognized artists from the 19th century such as Samuel Sexton, Thomas Sully, Henry Inman, Ezra Ames, Waldo and Jewett, and others.
Eliphalet Nott, D.D., LL.D., President 1804-1866
Henry Inman, Eliphalet Nott, D.D., LL.D., President 1804-1866, 1839-1844, oil on canvas, Union College Permanent Collection.
Urania Nott
Thomas Sully, Urania Nott, 1854, oil on canvas, Union College Permanent Collection, P1995.73 UCPC.
William James, Trustee 1827-1832
Ezra Ames, William James, Trustee 1827-1832, 1822, oil on canvas, Union College Permanent Collection.
John Canfield Spencer, Class of 1806
Frederick R. Spencer, John Canfield Spencer, Class of 1806, 1836, oil on canvas, Union College Permanent Collection.
Alexander Hamilton
Ezra Ames, Alexander Hamilton, ca. 1810, oil on canvas, gift of General Alexander Hamilton III, Union College Permanent Collection, 1875.1 UCPC.
Ichabod S. Spencer, D.D.
Samuel Haydon Sexton, Ichabod S. Spencer, D.D., 1852, oil on canvas, gift of Mrs. Katherine Spencer Leavitt, Union College Permanent Collection.