Artist:

George Peter Alexander Healy, 15 Jul 1813 - 24 Jun 1894  Search this

Copy after:

Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans, 1801 - 1888  Search this

Sitter:

Zachary Taylor, 24 Nov 1784 - 9 Jul 1850  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Stretcher: 76.2 × 63.5 cm (30 × 25")

Frame: 87 × 99.7 × 9.8 cm (34 1/4 × 39 1/4 × 3 7/8")

Sight: 74.8 × 61.8 cm (29 7/16 × 24 5/16")

Type:

Painting

Place:

United States\Louisiana\Orleans\New Orleans

Date:

1860

Provenance:

Thomas B. Bryan, Chicago [1861-1876]; Purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1879; Gift to NPG, 2019.

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Button  Search this

Zachary Taylor: Male  Search this

Zachary Taylor: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this

Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this

Zachary Taylor: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country’s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C.

Object number:

NPG.2019.19

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/sm4e517689d-84d2-436e-9546-c79f181c675a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2019.19