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Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
Cornelius Vanderbilt, 27 May 1794 - 4 Jan 1877  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight: 117.5 x 89.5cm (46 1/4 x 35 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1839
Topic:
Interior\Interior with Exterior View  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drape  Search this
Architecture\Column  Search this
Equipment\Optical Devices\Telescope  Search this
Nature & Environment\Water\River  Search this
Vehicle\Boat\Steamboat  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Male  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Financier  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Shipping  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Business and Finance\Transportation\Steamboat captain  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Education and Scholarship\Founder\University  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Biltmore Estate
Object number:
NC010002
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42916b944-95e7-448b-9888-a2dc40a12f04
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NC010002