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The Reverend Dr. Ezra Stiles

Samuel King American
1770
Not on view
The sitter (1727-1795) was a lawyer, scholar, Congregationalist minister, and, later, president of Yale College. He recorded in his diary for May 30, 1770: "This day Mr Samuel King took my picture in miniature."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Reverend Dr. Ezra Stiles
  • Artist: Samuel King (American, Newport, Rhode Island ca. 1748–1819 Newport, Rhode Island)
  • Date: 1770
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Watercolor on ivory
  • Dimensions: 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (4.4 x 3.1 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of J. William Middendorf II, 1968
  • Object Number: 68.222.26
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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