General Washington Delivering His Inaugural Address to New York, April 30, 1789 | |
Artist: | Ramon de Elorriaga |
Year: | 1889 |
Type: | Oil paint on canvas |
City: | New York City |
Museum: | Federal Hall National Memorial |
Ramón de Elorriaga (31 August 1836 – 1898) was a Spanish painter.[1]
De Elorriaga was born in Bilbao, Biscay province, and studied painting in Madrid and Rome.[1] He visited the United States of America in 1875 to 1876.[1] He died in Bilbao.
De Elorriaga is credited as the artist of an 1889 painting of the inauguration of George Washington as the first President of the United States.[2] [3] The painting is in the collection of the Federal Hall National Memorial in New York City.[4]