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Artist:
John Adams Elder, 3 Feb 1833 - 24 Feb 1895  Search this
Derived from:
Minnis & Cowell, active c. 1860 - 1865  Search this
Sitter:
Thomas Jonathan Jackson, 21 Jan 1824 - 10 May 1863  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 141 × 102.9 cm (55 1/2 × 40 1/2")
Frame: 175.9 × 129.5 × 14 cm (69 1/4 × 51 × 5 1/2")
Sight: 138.1 × 100.5 cm (54 3/8 × 39 9/16")
Type:
Painting
Place:
United States\Virginia\Richmond
Date:
1876
Provenance:
William Wilson Corcoran [1798-1888], 1876-1884; Gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1884; Gift to NPG, 2019.
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Exterior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove\Gloves  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Weapon\Sword\Saber  Search this
Equipment\Optical Devices\Binoculars  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Sash  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree\Forest  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt  Search this
Thomas Jonathan Jackson: Male  Search this
Thomas Jonathan Jackson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
Thomas Jonathan Jackson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of William Wilson Corcoran) 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.2019.24
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/sm41630deca-d8fb-49ad-93d2-ab2bf3226583
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2019.24