Artist:

James Henry Beard, 1811/2 - 1893  Search this

Sitter:

Lyman Beecher, 12 Oct 1775 - 10 Jan 1863  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

76.2cm x 63.5cm (30" x 25"), Accurate

Type:

Painting

Date:

1842

Provenance:

The sitter; his daughter Mary Foote [Beecher] Perkins; her daughter Emily Baldwin Perkins [Mrs. Edward Everett Hale]; her son Arthur Hale, 1909; his granddaughter Elsa Diederich Noble [Mrs. William H. Noble]; given in 1971 to her cousin Nancy Hale Bowers [Mrs. Fredson Bowers], Charlottesville, Va.; gift 1975 to NPG

Letter from the donor to Robert G. Stewart, May 17, 1975, which Stewart discerned as above.

Topic:

Lyman Beecher: Male  Search this

Lyman Beecher: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor  Search this

Lyman Beecher: Religion and Spirituality\Theologian  Search this

Lyman Beecher: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. Fredson Bowers

Object number:

NPG.75.5

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40ef100b7-c7af-4c2d-bae2-45c04fa0df0f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.75.5