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Dudley Observatory Dedication; Tompkins H. Matteson 1917.3
(1813-1884); 1857; Oil on canvas; ht. 56 ¼ x w. 72 ¼ inches; Inscribed, lower center above heads in foreground: "T. H. Matteson / 1857"; Gift of Gen. Amasa J. Parker

The inauguration of the Dudley Observatory occurred on August 28, 1856
The original painting is in the Albany Institute of History & Art.

Bartky, I., Rice, R., and Bain, C., 1999. "An Event Of No Ordinary Interest" - The Inauguration of Albany's Dudley Observatory. Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage 2(1):1-20.

Tompkins Matteson

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