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Artist:
Thomas Sully, 19 Jun 1783 - 5 Nov 1872  Search this
Derived from:
Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828  Search this
Sitter:
James Madison, 16 Mar 1751 - 28 Jun 1836  Search this
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
Sight: 68.3 × 48.6 cm (26 7/8 × 19 1/8")
Panel: 69.9 × 49.5 × 3.8 cm (27 1/2 × 19 1/2 × 1 1/2")
Frame: 97.6 × 78.1 × 5.7 cm (38 7/16 × 30 3/4 × 2 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1809
Provenance:
Frederick Edwin Church [1826-1900], New York; Gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1877; Gift to NPG, 2019.
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Printed Material\Document  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drape  Search this
Architecture\Column  Search this
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen\Quill  Search this
Home Furnishings\Globe  Search this
Container\Inkwell  Search this
James Madison: Male  Search this
James Madison: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
James Madison: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Virginia  Search this
James Madison: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman  Search this
James Madison: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
James Madison: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this
James Madison: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this
James Madison: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Virginia  Search this
James Madison: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of Frederic Edwin Church) 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.2019.32
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/sm475addced-eeb3-4b5d-9cad-3ca63231638a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2019.32