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Artist:
Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley, 1880 - 1952  Search this
Sitter:
Andrew William Mellon, 24 Mar 1855 - 26 Aug 1937  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Frame: 152.4 × 128.3 × 7.6 cm (60 × 50 1/2 × 3")
Stretcher: 127 × 101.4 × 2.2 cm (50 × 39 15/16 × 7/8")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1923
Provenance:
Mrs. Ailsa Mellon Bruce; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, New York; gift 1973 to NPG
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Printed Material\Document  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
Andrew William Mellon: Male  Search this
Andrew William Mellon: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury  Search this
Andrew William Mellon: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Ambassador  Search this
Andrew William Mellon: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Financier  Search this
Andrew William Mellon: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Patron of the arts  Search this
Andrew William Mellon: Visual Arts\Art collector  Search this
Andrew William Mellon: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Paul Mellon
Object number:
NPG.73.32
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4bce0a5f4-3c9a-4be7-b09d-3d484d22a0d7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.73.32