Stephen Decatur
Moritz Fürst
(Hungarian, born in 1782, active in the U.S. 1807–1841)
a sketch by
Thomas Sully
(obverse) (American (born in England), 1783–1872)
1881 (reproduction)
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/Technique
Credit LineGift of John Templeman Coolidge
Accession number32.153
On View
On viewClassificationsNumismatics
DescriptionDecatur, the youngest man to be made captain in the United States Navy, earned his reputation in the First Barbary War and, in the War of 1812, captured the British warship "Macedonian."
ProvenanceLent by J. Templeman Coolidge / February 27, 1929
Moritz Fürst
