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Artist:
William Russell Birch, 1755 - 1834  Search this
Copy after:
Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828  Search this
Sitter:
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799  Search this
Medium:
Enamel on copper
Dimensions:
Image/Plate: 7.3 × 6cm (2 7/8 × 2 3/8")
Case Open: 8.3 × 14.3 × 1cm (3 1/4 × 5 5/8 × 3/8")
Case Closed: 8.3 × 7.3cm (3 1/4 × 2 7/8")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1810-20
Provenance:
Estate of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
Topic:
Miniature  Search this
Cased object  Search this
George Washington: Male  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this
George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor  Search this
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the McNeil Americana Collection; conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee
Object number:
NPG.2013.141
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/sm48a482762-4b9a-4923-930b-54f79a33f2c4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2013.141