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Artist:
August Franzen, 1863 - 7 Sep 1938  Search this
Sitter:
Robley Dunglison Evans, 18 Aug 1846 - 3 Jan 1912  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
151.8cm x 102.2cm (59 3/4" x 40 1/4"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1909
Provenance:
August Franzen, Gainsborough Studios, New York; purchased by Horatio Seymour Rubens [1869-1941]; gift to Smithsonian 1926; transferred 1965 to NPG.
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Military  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane  Search this
Exterior\Ship  Search this
Equipment\Rope  Search this
Costume\Outerwear\Cape  Search this
Equipment\Optical Devices\Binoculars  Search this
Robley Dunglison Evans: Male  Search this
Robley Dunglison Evans: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer  Search this
Robley Dunglison Evans: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Admiral  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of Colonel Horatio S. Rubens to the Smithsonian Institution, 1926
Object number:
NPG.65.81
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/sm4d702e32b-e17e-477c-a8f0-aae45106b169
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.65.81