Artist:

Albert Newsam, 20 May 1809 - 20 Nov 1864  Search this

Copy after:

Thomas Sully, 19 Jun 1783 - 5 Nov 1872  Search this

Sitter:

Gideon Fairman, 26 Jun 1774 - 18 Apr 1827  Search this

Formerly identified as:

Edwin Forrest, 9 Mar 1806 - 12 Dec 1872  Search this

Medium:

Charcoal, pen and brown ink, touched with white gouache, on wove paper

Dimensions:

30.9 x 23cm (12 3/16 x 9 1/16")

Type:

Drawing

Date:

1827

Topic:

Nature & Environment\Clouds  Search this

Exterior\Sky  Search this

Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat  Search this

Costume\Outerwear\Cloak  Search this

Gideon Fairman: Male  Search this

Gideon Fairman: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this

Gideon Fairman: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Engraver  Search this

Gideon Fairman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: National Gallery of Art

Object number:

1979.20.94 NGA

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4cba8e14e-cdd1-4a50-b90c-3e7c6cf3f56e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_1979.20.94_NGA