Permanent Collection

19th Century Portraits

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.

Henry Inman, Eliphalet Nott

Henry Inman, Eliphalet Nott, D.D., LL.D., President 1804-1866, 1839-1844, oil on canvas, Union College Permanent Collection.

Eliphalet Nott, D.D., LL.D., President 1804-1866

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Urania Nott by Thomas Sully

Thomas Sully, Urania Nott, 1854, oil on canvas, Union College Permanent Collection, P1995.73 UCPC.


Ezra Ames by William James

Ezra Ames, William James, Trustee 1827-1832, 1822, oil on canvas, Union College Permanent Collection.

William James, Trustee 1827-1832

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Frederick R. Spencer, John Canfield Spencer

Frederick R. Spencer, John Canfield Spencer, Class of 1806, 1836, oil on canvas, Union College Permanent Collection.

John Canfield Spencer, Class of 1806

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Alexander Hamilton by Ezra Ames

Ezra Ames, Alexander Hamilton, ca. 1810, oil on canvas, gift of General Alexander Hamilton III, Union College Permanent Collection, 1875.1 UCPC.


Samuel Haydon Sexton, Ichabod S. Spencer

Samuel Haydon Sexton, Ichabod S. Spencer, D.D., 1852, oil on canvas, gift of Mrs. Katherine Spencer Leavitt, Union College Permanent Collection.