Artist:

Max Westfield, 1882 - 1971  Search this

Copy after:

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

Sitter:

James Knox Polk, 2 Nov 1795 - 15 Jun 1849  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Accurate: 76 x 63.5 cm (29 15/16 x 25")

Frame: 84.8 × 72.1 × 5.7 cm (33 3/8 × 28 3/8 × 2 1/4")

Type:

Painting

Date:

1966

Provenance:

Gift of the James Knox Polk Memorial Association of Nashville and the James K. Polk Auxiliary of Columbia, Tennessee.

Topic:

James Knox Polk: Male  Search this

James Knox Polk: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

James Knox Polk: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Speaker of the House  Search this

James Knox Polk: Politics and Government\Governor\Tennessee  Search this

James Knox Polk: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

James Knox Polk: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Tennessee  Search this

James Knox Polk: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Tennessee  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the James Knox Polk Memorial Association of Nashville and the James K. Polk Auxiliary of Columbia, Tennessee

Object number:

NPG.66.5

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© Estate of Max Westfield

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42d9ca1fc-441e-443d-8115-73f88aae52a2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.66.5