Alex[ander] McDougall President 1784-1785 [engraving]

Alex[ander] McDougall President 1784-1785 [engraving]

1 print ; on sheet 28 x 18 cm.

P&E L2003D246m

Head and shoulders, to the left, in uniform. The ribbon on his left lapel is too long to reveal what undoubtedly is the eagle of the Society of the Cincinnati. The title is a facsimile signature with the dates below indicating he was President - 1784-1785 of the New York State Society of the Cincinnati.
A note in the Vertical Files in the Library indicates that the engraving was made from a miniature painted by John Ramage.
These copies of this engraving are from Schuyler, but the same engraving appears in Portraits of the presidents general of the order of the Cincinnati... (call no. 369.131 R475, 1887).
One copy of from the Thomas Collection
Alexander McDougall was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati from the state of New York and the first president of the New York State Society.
Digitized image available.

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