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Artist:
Ellen Wallace Sharples, 1769 - 1849  Search this
Copy after:
James Sharples, c. 1751 - 1811  Search this
Sitter:
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Ivory: 6.4 × 5.4cm (2 1/2 × 2 1/8")
Frame: 11.9 × 10.5cm (4 11/16 × 4 1/8")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1803
Provenance:
Estate of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
Topic:
George Washington: Male  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this
George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor  Search this
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the McNeil Americana Collection; conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee
Object number:
NPG.2013.142
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d59bb138-91d4-426c-a014-9fea6959a1a3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2013.142