Artist:

George Peter Alexander Healy, 15 Jul 1813 - 24 Jun 1894  Search this

Sitter:

James Buchanan, 21 Apr 1791 - 1 Jun 1868  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Stretcher: 76.2 × 63.5 cm (30 × 25")

Frame: 100 × 87.3 × 10.5 cm (39 3/8 × 34 3/8 × 4 1/8")

Sight: 74.5 × 61.3 cm (29 5/16 × 24 1/8")

Type:

Painting

Place:

United States\District of Columbia\Washington

Date:

September 28, 1859

Provenance:

Thomas B. Bryan, Chicago [1861-1876]; Purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1879; Gift to NPG, 2019.

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Architecture\Column  Search this

Home Furnishings\Curtain  Search this

Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Jacket  Search this

James Buchanan: Male  Search this

James Buchanan: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this

James Buchanan: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania  Search this

James Buchanan: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this

James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this

James Buchanan: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania  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.2019.18

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/sm463d44990-bb1b-4590-af57-5735ece7fdce

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2019.18