Jeremiah Platt

John Mare American
1767
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
Jeremiah Platt (1744–1811) was a successful New York businessman, a partner with his brother-in-law Samuel Broome in the mercantile firm of Broome, Platt and Company. Mare, a little-known but highly skilled New York portraitist, painted an inventive and refined portrait of Platt, with as much attention paid to the Chippendale-style side chair as to the sitter.

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Object Information
  • Title: Jeremiah Platt
  • Artist: John Mare (1739–1802/3)
  • Date: 1767
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 48 1/2 x 38 1/2 in. (123.2 x 97.8 cm)
  • Credit Line: Victor Wilbour Memorial Fund, 1955
  • Object Number: 55.55
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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