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Artist:
Richard W. Dodson, 5 Feb 1812 - 23 Jul 1867  Search this
Copy after:
Thomas Sully, 19 Jun 1783 - 5 Nov 1872  Search this
Sitter:
Benjamin Rush, 4 Jan 1746 - 19 April 1813  Search this
Medium:
Engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Image (overall): 12.2 × 9.5 cm (4 13/16 × 3 3/4")
Sheet (overall): 26.4 × 17.6 cm (10 3/8 × 6 15/16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1836
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen\Quill  Search this
Home Furnishings\Curtain  Search this
Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Jacket  Search this
Benjamin Rush: Male  Search this
Benjamin Rush: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman  Search this
Benjamin Rush: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration  Search this
Benjamin Rush: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this
Benjamin Rush: Society and Social Change\Reformer  Search this
Benjamin Rush: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\College  Search this
Benjamin Rush: Literature\Writer\Medical writer  Search this
Benjamin Rush: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Humanitarian  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art 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.2019.79
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/sm4d694e9a5-d0bd-4f84-831d-b1638e9d752d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2019.79