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Artist:
Thomas Sully, 19 Jun 1783 - 5 Nov 1872  Search this
Sitter:
John Vaughan, 15 Jan 1756 - 30 Dec 1841  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight: 48.3 × 38.1 cm (19 × 15")
Stretcher: 48.3 × 38.4 × 2.5 cm (19 × 15 1/8 × 1")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Date:
c. 1823
Provenance:
Sold, Christie's, New York, 13 June 2001, lot 8.
Christies, New York, 23 January 2015, lot 69.
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Drape  Search this
John Vaughan: Male  Search this
John Vaughan: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
John Vaughan: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Librarian  Search this
John Vaughan: Religion and Spirituality\Founder\Church founder  Search this
John Vaughan: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant\Wine merchant  Search this
John Vaughan: Visual Arts\Visual arts administrator\Art school administrator  Search this
John Vaughan: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Scholarly organization  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2015.76
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4becd2ef3-26f4-4b44-bdcc-4a030aaba970
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2015.76