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Artist:
James Herring, 12 Jan 1794 - 8 Oct 1867  Search this
Copy after:
John Vanderlyn, 15 Oct 1775 - 23 Sep 1852  Search this
Sitter:
James Monroe, 28 Apr 1758 - 4 Jul 1831  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
76 x 63.5cm (29 15/16 x 25")
Frame: 92.1 x 80 x 9.2cm (36 1/4 x 31 1/2 x 3 5/8")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1834
Provenance:
(M. Knoedler & Co., New York); purchased 10 July 1934 by The A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsubrgh; gift 1942 to NGA; transferred 1965 to NPG.
Topic:
James Monroe: Male  Search this
James Monroe: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
James Monroe: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Virginia  Search this
James Monroe: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this
James Monroe: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman  Search this
James Monroe: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War  Search this
James Monroe: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain  Search this
James Monroe: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
James Monroe: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee  Search this
James Monroe: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this
James Monroe: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
James Monroe: Politics and Government\Governor\Virginia  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Gallery of Art; gift of the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, 1942
Object number:
NPG.65.62
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/sm45ae116b5-9c2c-4495-93bc-31765b1dd170
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.65.62