Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, 1757-1854)
Ralph Earl (1751-1801)
Oil on canvas, 1787
Museum of the City of New York, Gift of Mrs. Alexander Hamilton and General Pierpont Morgan Hamilton
The second daughter of a wealthy patriot, Elizabeth Schuyler married Alexander Hamilton in 1780. She loved him, forgave him, bore him eight children, and honored his memory for half a century of widowhood.
The pistols used by Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr in the fatal duel. Ironically, the same pistols were used in a fatal duel which resulted in the death of Hamiltons son.
James Madison (1751-1836)
Asher Brown Durand (1796-1886), after Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828)
Oil on canvas, 1835
New-York Historical Society
Gift of the New York Gallery of Fine Arts
Madison worked with Hamilton to ratify the Constitution, but they soon fell out. Madison and Jefferson founded the Republican party (today's Democratic party) to oppose Hamilton's Federalists. Madison succeeded Jefferson as President.
John Jay (1745-1829)
Joseph Wright (1756-1793)
Oil on canvas, 1786
New-York Historical Society
Gift of John Pintard
Congressman, diplomat, first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and governor, Jay was a revered figure in New York politics. Hamilton, Jay, and James Madison collaborated on the Federalist Papers.
Gouverneur Morris (1752-1816)
Ezra Ames (1768-1836)
Oil on canvas, circa 1815
New-York Historical Society
Gift of Stephen Van Rensselaer
A witty ladies' man with a wooden leg, Gouverneur Morris (no relation to Robert) wrote the Preamble to the Constitution, reflecting his friend Hamilton's ideals. Morris delivered Hamilton's eulogy.
George Washington (1732-1799)
Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860)
Oil on canvas, 1853
New-York Historical Society
Bequest of Miss Caroline Phelps Stokes
Hamilton served as Washington's Chief of Staff during the Revolution and in his cabinet as Treasury Secretary during his presidency, and helped write his Farewell Address. Their collaboration shaped the new government.
Signing of the Constitution, undated
Thomas Pritchard Rossiter (1817-1871)
Oil on canvas
Fraunces Tavern ® Museum, New York City
Among the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention depicted here are: Washington, presiding; Benjamin Franklin, beside wooden-legged Gouverneur Morris; rose-clad Hamilton, to Franklin's left; James Madison, beside Hamilton. The man touching Hamilton's shoulder may be Rufus King.
