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Dr. Owen Wangensteen

Artist:
Arthur Leipzig, 25 Oct 1918 - 5 Dec 2014  Search this
Sitter:
Dr. Owen Harding Wangensteen, 21 Sep 1898 - 13 Jan 1981  Search this
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 22.8 × 34.1 cm (9 × 13 7/16")
Sheet: 27.8 × 35.3 cm (10 15/16 × 13 7/8")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1960
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lamp  Search this
Home Furnishings\Towel  Search this
Interior\Hospital room  Search this
Equipment\Medical Equipment\Surgical gown  Search this
Equipment\Medical Equipment\Surgical gloves  Search this
Equipment\Medical Equipment\Surgical instruments  Search this
Equipment\Medical Equipment\Surgical mask  Search this
Dr. Owen Harding Wangensteen: Male  Search this
Dr. Owen Harding Wangensteen: Medicine and Health\Physician\Surgeon  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Joel Leipzig
Object number:
NPG.2018.171
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Arthur Leipzig
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47ec22cfb-53e2-4ba1-b5ef-7fb8ac597b3d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2018.171

Harvey Milk, 18th & Castro Streets, San Francisco

Artist:
Crawford W. Barton, 2 Jun 1943 - 10 Jun 1993  Search this
Sitter:
Harvey Milk, 22 May 1930 - 27 Nov 1978  Search this
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 28.4 × 27.6 cm (11 3/16 × 10 7/8")
Sheet: 35.2 × 27.9 cm (13 7/8 × 11")
Mat: 50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\California\San Francisco\San Francisco
Date:
1973
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Printed Material\Document  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Bench  Search this
Equipment\Sign  Search this
Container\Box  Search this
Equipment\Sound Devices\Megaphone  Search this
Harvey Milk: Male  Search this
Harvey Milk: Politics and Government\Public official  Search this
Harvey Milk: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of Edward Brooks DeCelle) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country’s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C.
Object number:
NPG.2019.48
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 1973 GLBT Historical Society
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42f3a774e-64b3-409d-97d7-47133bbb1c58
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2019.48

Hispanic Americans

Artist:
Reid Miles, 4 Jul 1927 - 2 Feb 1993  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Chromogenic print on paper
Dimensions:
50.8cm x 40.7cm (20" x 16"), Image
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1978
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Sunglasses  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Collage  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Police  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
Object number:
NPG.82.TC23
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/sm49a310cb6-19d8-4fdc-9613-2cd6bbedae62
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.82.TC23

Two Friends

Associated Title:
Camera Work
Artist:
Marius de Zayas, 1880 - 1961  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Photogravure on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 23.6 × 17.8 cm (9 5/16 × 7")
Sheet: 30.5 × 21.6 cm (12 × 8 1/2")
Book closed: 31 × 22.5 cm (12 3/16 × 8 7/8")
Book open: 31 × 46 cm (12 3/16 × 18 1/8")
Type:
Print
Date:
1914
Topic:
Print  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Abstract  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.88.4.G
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/sm44ad6b19c-b5ee-4424-be9b-cbeed7311844
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.88.4.G

Hippies

Artist:
The Group Image, active c. 1967  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Tempera and photo collage on board
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 31.9 × 21.9cm (12 9/16 × 8 5/8")
Frame: 58.5 × 43.5 × 3.2 cm (23 1/16 × 17 1/8 × 1 1/4")
Type:
Collage
Date:
1967
Topic:
Music\Musical instrument\Guitar  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Sunglasses  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of an anonymous donor
Object number:
NPG.89.TC8
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/sm4493a6ae9-f001-4dc3-94ff-583fed0921a9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.89.TC8

Le Tumulte Noir/Figures with Grinning Face

Artist:
Paul Colin, 27 Jun 1892 - 17 Aug 1985  Search this
Sitter:
Nikita Balieff, 1877 - 3 Sep 1936  Search this
Jean Granier de Cassagnac, 27 May 1888 - 25 Jun 1976  Search this
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Lithograph with pochoir coloring on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 41.5cm x 27cm (16 5/16" x 10 5/8")
Sheet: 47.2cm x 31.8cm (18 9/16" x 12 1/2")
Type:
Print
Date:
1927
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Nikita Balieff: Male  Search this
Nikita Balieff: Performing Arts\Performing arts director  Search this
Nikita Balieff: Visual Arts\Designer  Search this
Nikita Balieff: Performing Arts\Performer  Search this
Nikita Balieff: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater producer  Search this
Jean Granier de Cassagnac: Male  Search this
Jean Granier de Cassagnac: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
Jean Granier de Cassagnac: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.91.199.5A
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 1997 Estate of Paul Colin / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris
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Location:
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44eb15dae-19fc-4969-ae5e-c1dd8a33bed5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.91.199.5A

Deadly Calculations

Artist:
Michel Gangne, active c. 1991 -  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Color photograph on paper
Dimensions:
20.8cm x 22.9cm (8 3/16" x 9"), Accurate
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1991
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Weapon\Gun  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Helmet  Search this
Human Figures\Soldier  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Time magazine
Object number:
NPG.93.TC24
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Michel Gangne
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41faba8e8-da42-4c50-af66-078d3b0a9f43
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.93.TC24

The Negro in the War—Various Employments of the Colored Men in the Federal Army

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Copy after:
C. E. F. Hillen  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Wood engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 98.8 × 140.7 cm (38 7/8 × 55 3/8")
Type:
Print
Date:
1864
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Exterior  Search this
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse  Search this
Architecture\Building\Tent  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag  Search this
Railroad  Search this
Vehicle\Boat  Search this
Print  Search this
Equipment\Wheel  Search this
Architecture\Building\House  Search this
Nature & Environment\Rock  Search this
Nature & Environment\Water\River  Search this
Tool\Hammer  Search this
Tool\Axe  Search this
Tool\Axe\Pickaxe  Search this
Weapon\Gun\Bayonet  Search this
Nature & Environment\Fire  Search this
Nature & Environment\Mountain  Search this
Vehicle\Boat\Steamboat  Search this
Container\Box\Crate  Search this
Tool\Anvil  Search this
Architecture\Building\Shed  Search this
Container\Bucket  Search this
Toy\Wagon  Search this
Toy\Wagon  Search this
Toy\Wagon  Search this
Container\Barrel  Search this
Nature & Environment\Firewood  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Col. David B. Des Roches
Object number:
S/NPG.2021.69
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40a502780-8169-4976-b5c8-f2d1cbe9d1d5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.2021.69
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An Unexpected and Lucky Elk Hunt

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Associated Person:
David Crockett, 17 Aug 1786 - Mar 1836  Search this
Medium:
Woodcut on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 9.2 × 17.1 cm (3 5/8 × 6 3/4")
Sheet: 19 × 11.4 cm (7 1/2 × 4 1/2")
Book (closed): 19 × 11.4 cm (7 1/2 × 4 1/2")
Book (opened): 19 × 21.5 cm (7 1/2 × 8 7/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1837
Topic:
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Print  Search this
Exterior\Forest  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Deer  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
S/NPG.85.139.2
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/sm4da60a0d1-6286-4349-8c4e-2ac8eac72dc4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.85.139.2

Two Caricatures

Artist:
Rockwell Kent, 21 Jun 1882 - 17 Mar 1971  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Pen and black ink with brush and black wash over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet (estimate): 28.7 x 36.3cm (11 5/16 x 14 5/16")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1922
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Gallery of Art
Object number:
2009.70.146 NGA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e5cfa5c2-8401-4eed-857b-055a04e9dd35
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_2009.70.146_NGA

Two Bareback Circus Riders

Artist:
Pavel Fyodorovitch Tchelitchew, 21 Sep 1898 - 31 Jul 1957  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Brush and brown wash over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet (estimate): 33 x 37.8cm (13 x 14 7/8")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1930
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Gallery of Art
Object number:
2009.70.231 NGA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4947111d4-41d9-43a5-8f76-9b34d39ce3c0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_2009.70.231_NGA

The Life I Love

Artist:
Charles S. Stobie, 1845 - 1931  Search this
Sitter:
William Frederick Cody, 26 Feb 1846 - 10 Jan 1917  Search this
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
(Estimate): 94 x 132.1cm (37 x 52")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1903
Topic:
Exterior\Landscape\Rural  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Male  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Natural Resource Occupations\Pioneer\Frontiersman  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army scout  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman  Search this
William Frederick Cody: Natural Resource Occupations\Hunter  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave
Object number:
218 BBMM
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d861e254-f11c-4b80-ab9e-b4cbe0136c82
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_218_BBMM

El and Bill

Artist:
Christian Petersen, 1885 - 1961  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Not recorded
Dimensions:
Not recorded.
Type:
Sculpture
Date:
1930
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: UNLOCATED
Object number:
UNL00803
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a87a5226-eec5-4141-b0e2-889be02fad61
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_UNL00803

King Edward VI

Artist:
Jacob Gogolin  Search this
Sitter:
Edward VI, King of England, 1537 - 1553  Search this
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Estimate: 101.6 x 76.2cm (40 x 30")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1938
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Headdress  Search this
Exterior  Search this
Architecture\Building\Tent\Tepee  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat  Search this
Edward VI, King of England: Male  Search this
Edward VI, King of England: Rulers and Aristocracy\King\England  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave
Object number:
230 BBMM
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41554b99f-17d8-45ff-a422-3e49c15712ad
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_230_BBMM

Overcoats (American Modern)

Artist:
William George Beckman, born 1942  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Oil on panel
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 228.6 x 198.1cm (90 x 78")
Frame: 247 x 216.5 x 10.8cm (97 1/4 x 85 1/4 x 4 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1998-99
Topic:
Nature & Environment\Clouds  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace\Pearl  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Exterior\Landscape\Rural  Search this
Architecture\Building\Factory  Search this
Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Overcoat  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Seven Bridges Foundation
Object number:
EXH.PN.31
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© William Beckman
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm407cc4e67-5c1c-42d5-843f-811b5f2580a9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_EXH.PN.31

Black Goddess of the Silver Screen

Artist:
Kerry James Marshall, born 1955  Search this
Sitter:
Dorothy Dandridge, 9 Nov 1922 - 8 Sept 1965  Search this
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Acrylic and collage on canvas, mounted on board
Dimensions:
Unframed panel: 68.6 x 68.6cm (27 x 27")
Type:
Collage
Date:
1992
Topic:
Dorothy Dandridge: Female  Search this
Dorothy Dandridge: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer  Search this
Dorothy Dandridge: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
EXH.PN.54
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4978098b3-df0b-4fb9-9cda-a035bb13a8ac
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_EXH.PN.54

Jerome Robbins' Broadway

Artist:
Al Hirschfeld, 21 Jun 1903 - 21 Jan 2003  Search this
Sitter:
Jerome Robbins, 11 Oct 1918 - 29 Jul 1998  Search this
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Ink over graphite on illustration board
Dimensions:
Not recorded
Type:
Drawing
Date:
1989
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Caricature  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Interior\Performing Arts\Theatrical\Theater  Search this
Jerome Robbins: Male  Search this
Jerome Robbins: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Theater director  Search this
Jerome Robbins: Performing Arts\Choreographer  Search this
Jerome Robbins: Performing Arts\Producer\Theater producer  Search this
Jerome Robbins: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer\Ballet  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Al Hirschfeld Foundation
Object number:
NY780222
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm46ed82bc8-8bb6-4902-9cc6-c72c0f8b1e2b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NY780222

Breaking the Home Ties

Artist:
Thomas Hovenden, 1840 - 1895  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
132.7 × 183.5cm (52 1/4 × 72 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1890
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Artwork\Painting  Search this
Interior\Domestic  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Dog  Search this
Architecture\Fireplace  Search this
Container\Tea service\Teapot  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Object number:
1942-60-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm419e5e1ed-ccd2-4c85-be20-26dbf56cd0a4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1942-60-1

The Athlete's Dream

Artist:
Larry Rivers, 17 Aug 1923 - 14 Aug 2002  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 208.6 x 301.9cm (82 1/8 x 118 7/8")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1956
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Object number:
1966.84.2 SAAM
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
Art © Estate of Larry Rivers/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d3700060-b13e-4bc3-b0d6-a24aa90f8ca3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1966.84.2_SAAM

Three Heads (from upper left corner of the Coast Survey Plate No. 1)

Artist:
James Abbott McNeill Whistler, 11 Jul 1834 - 17 Jul 1903  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Sitters  Search this
Medium:
Ink on paper
Dimensions:
3.4 x 4.4cm (1 11/32 x 1 3/4")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
n.d.a.
Topic:
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number:
1970.121.14 MMA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4217eae66-9c50-4065-9974-a0e29f0bb39d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1970.121.14_MMA

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