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Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Copy after:
John Woodhouse Audubon, 1812 - 1862  Search this
Sitter:
John James Audubon, 26 Apr 1785 - 27 Jan 1851  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Frame (Verified): 91.4 x 77.5 x 10.8cm (36 x 30 1/2 x 4 1/4")
Stretcher: 71.3 × 55.6 × 2.2 cm (28 1/16 × 21 7/8 × 7/8")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1841
Provenance:
(Bland Gallery Inc., New York); purchased by NGA through gift from Avalon Foundation 6 July 1951; transferred 1965 to NPG.
Topic:
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Exterior\Landscape\Rural  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Dog  Search this
John James Audubon: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
John James Audubon: Male  Search this
John James Audubon: Science and Technology\Scientist\Biologist\Zoologist\Ornithologist  Search this
John James Audubon: Science and Technology\Scientist\Naturalist  Search this
John James Audubon: Literature\Writer\Nature writer  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Gallery of Art; gift of the Avalon Foundation through the generosity of Ailsa Mellon Bruce, 1951
Object number:
NPG.65.67
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4450b11b9-860b-4269-988e-867c44a60733
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.65.67