Artist:

John Wesley Jarvis, 1780 - 14 Jan 1840  Search this

Sitter:

Jacob Jennings Brown, 9 May 1775 - 24 Feb 1828  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Unspecified Element: 109.9 x 92.1 cm (43 1/4 x 36 1/4")

Frame: 125.1 × 108 × 4.4 cm (49 1/4 × 42 1/2 × 1 3/4")

Type:

Painting

Date:

after 1815

Provenance:

Warburton K. VerPlanck, Winchester, Mass.; (Christie’s, New York Jan. 16, 1998, lot 126); purchased NPG

Christie’s: “by descent in sitter’s family to present owner.”

Topic:

Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this

Exterior  Search this

Jacob Jennings Brown: Male  Search this

Jacob Jennings Brown: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this

Jacob Jennings Brown: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this

Jacob Jennings Brown: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.98.2

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f4dce39d-1f51-47d5-8219-5a4fc8f7bb12

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.98.2