John Jacob Astor Portrait - Gilbert Stuart
by War Is Hell Store
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John Jacob Astor Portrait - Gilbert Stuart
Artist
War Is Hell Store
Medium
Painting - Print
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This late 18th century US Commercial History oil painting by Gilbert Stuart features John Jacob Astor, a businessman of German-American origin, who also invested in real estate in and around New York City and made a fortune. He is also well-known for having been a pioneer in fur trade during the late 18th and early 19th centuries and is credited with having begun a long and wealthy lineage of Anglo-American capitalists.
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January 24th, 2020
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