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Artist:
George Peter Alexander Healy, 15 Jul 1813 - 24 Jun 1894  Search this
Sitter:
Albert James Myer, 20 Sep 1828 - 24 Aug 1880  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Frame: 105.4 × 91.4 × 13.7cm (41 1/2 × 36 × 5 3/8")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1876
Provenance:
Viola Walden Myer, daughter of sitter [d.1918]; bequest to Smithsonian; transferred 1970 to NPG.
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Albert James Myer: Male  Search this
Albert James Myer: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army  Search this
Albert James Myer: Science and Technology\Scientist\Earth scientist\Meteorologist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; bequest of Viola Walden Myer, 1919
Object number:
NPG.70.20
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/sm40f2b4d39-0979-48e6-9a74-51fc19562730
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.70.20