Petrus (Peter) Stuyvesant
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Title
Petrus (Peter) Stuyvesant
Subject
New York (N.Y.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Dutch Americans
Economic history--1600-1750
Description
Portrait of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Director General of New Netherland. He was in office from 1647 to 1664.
Creator
Unidentified Artist
Source
Gift of Robert Van Rensselaer Stuyvesant, The New-York Historical Society
Date
Undated
Contributor
Tracy McFarlan and Kaitlyn Tanis
Rights
Public Domain
Format
JPG
Coverage
New Netherland (1609 - 1664)
Drawing/Painting Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
Overall: 22 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (57.2 x 44.4 cm) Frame: 29 1/4 x 25 x 2 1/2 in. (74.3 x 63.5 x 6.4 cm)
Materials
Oil on wood panel
Citation
Petrus (Peter) Stuyvesant (1611/12-1672). Portrait. From Luce Center, Museum Collections, The New-York Historical Society. http://www.nyhistory.org/exhibit/petrus-peter-stuyvesant-161112-1672. (accessed November 2016).
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Citation
Unidentified Artist, “Petrus (Peter) Stuyvesant,” Creating Digital History @ NYU, accessed September 17, 2026, https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/items/show/2.
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