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Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
Samuel Putnam Avery, 17 Mar 1822 - 11 Aug 1904  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
76.2cm x 63.5cm (30" x 25"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1863
Provenance:
The granddaughter of the sitter, Mrs. Charles Telford Erickson, Claremont, Cal.; gift 1972 to NPG.
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Samuel Putnam Avery: Male  Search this
Samuel Putnam Avery: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Engraver  Search this
Samuel Putnam Avery: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Dealer\Art dealer  Search this
Samuel Putnam Avery: Visual Arts\Artist\Illustrator  Search this
Samuel Putnam Avery: Visual Arts\Founder\Art Museum  Search this
Samuel Putnam Avery: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Patron of the arts  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. Charles Telford Erickson
Object number:
NPG.72.88
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/sm425f34a22-8441-43d2-b1ed-55aaa5dfc066
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.72.88