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Artist:
George Peter Alexander Healy, 15 Jul 1813 - 24 Jun 1894  Search this
Sitter:
Franklin Pierce, 23 Nov 1804 - 8 Oct 1869  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 76.2 × 63.5 cm (30 × 25")
Frame: 100.3 × 87.6 × 10.2 cm (39 1/2 × 34 1/2 × 4")
Sight: 74.5 × 61.4 cm (29 5/16 × 24 3/16")
Type:
Painting
Date:
November 1852
Provenance:
Thomas B. Bryan, Chicago [1861-1876]; Purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1879; Gift to NPG, 2019.
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this
Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Jacket  Search this
Franklin Pierce: Male  Search this
Franklin Pierce: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Franklin Pierce: Politics and Government\US Senator\New Hampshire  Search this
Franklin Pierce: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Franklin Pierce: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General  Search this
Franklin Pierce: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New Hampshire  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund) 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.2019.15
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/sm4ee861acd-123d-41d2-93c9-97285300e124
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2019.15