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Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
James Wilkinson, 24 Mar 1757 - 28 Dec 1825  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 74.9 x 62.2cm (29 1/2 x 24 1/2")
Frame: 91.4 x 77.5 x 7.6cm (36 x 30 1/2 x 3")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1820
Provenance:
James Wilkinson [descendant]; his wife Leila Wilkinson, Charleston; His nephew W.L.D. Johnson, Charleston; (John L. Petty, Jr., Heritage Galleries of Fine Arts, Inc., Taylors, S.C.); purchased 1975 NPG
Letters from John L. Petty, dealer; Charles C. Lucas, Charlotte, N.C., nephew of Mrs. Leila Wilkinson, April 1968.
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet  Search this
James Wilkinson: Male  Search this
James Wilkinson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this
James Wilkinson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
James Wilkinson: Politics and Government\Governor\Territorial Governor\Louisiana  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.75.15
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/sm4aa2d3cbb-745d-4bb8-8751-a45aeff08106
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.75.15