Portrait of Elihu Yale, Enoch Seeman, 1717

Elihu yale, british merchant and slave trader and benefactor of the collegiate school of connecticut, renamed yale college in his honor. Oil on canvas. 85 in. X 59 in. Courtesy of the yale university art gallery, yale university, new haven, conn. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1717. Dimensions: height: 85 in (215.9 cm); width: 59 in (149.8 cm). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Elihu Yale. Collection: Yale University Art Gallery. Elihu Yale by Enoch Seeman the younger 1717