Admiral Peter Rainier, head-and-shoulders portraitThe museum owner as of September 2021,
maintains that portrait is by:Unidentified artist, British, 18th century or first quarter 19th centuryFormerly attributed to: John Singleton Copley (American, 1738-1815)Formerly attributed to: Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828)Formerly attributed to: Mather Brown (American, 1761-1831)This particular record when acquired by the
LOC from Detroit, Thistle Publications (1912) was attributed to Copley.