491006 Charles Apthorp, 1748 (oil on canvas) by Feke, Robert (c.1701-52); 127x101.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Called \'the greatest merchant on this continent\' in his obituary, the London-born and Boston-based Charles Apthorp (1698-1758) helped transform his adopted city into one of the key commercial centers in the American colonies. The unfolded letter on the table and distant sailing ship symbolise the exchange of credit and goods by which he earned his wealth.); Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust; American, out of copyright.