Bust of Peter Augustus Jay (1776-1843)

Artist Robert Eberhard Schmidt von der Launitz (American, 1806-1870)

Datec. 1840

Mediumwhite marble

Dimensions22 3/4 × 20 in. (57.8 × 50.8 cm)
Base: 7 × 8 in. (17.8 × 20.3 cm)

Classification(s)

SCULPTURE

Credit LineOn extended loan from John C. Jay, Class of 1901

Object numberEL.44.1

DescriptionSon of John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States. Peter studied law and practiced in New York. He was a trustee of Columbia College (his alma mater) and served as the president of the New-York Historical Society from 1840 to 1842.
Inscribedno inscription

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Exhibitions

An American Identity: 19th Century American Art from the Permanent Collection