Artist:

Robert Ball Hughes, 1806 - 1868  Search this

Sitter:

Nathaniel Bowditch, 26 Mar 1773 - 17 Mar 1838  Search this

Medium:

Painted plaster

Dimensions:

Object w/out socle: 66.7 x 38.7 x 26cm (26 1/4 x 15 1/4 x 10 1/4")

Socle footprint: 31.8 x 22.9cm (12 1/2 x 9")

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

1838-39 (casting date unknown)

Provenance:

(Phillips, June 6, 1984), New York; purchased NPG 1984

Topic:

Nathaniel Bowditch: Male  Search this

Nathaniel Bowditch: Literature\Writer  Search this

Nathaniel Bowditch: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Broker\Insurance agent  Search this

Nathaniel Bowditch: Science and Technology\Scientist\Mathematician  Search this

Nathaniel Bowditch: Science and Technology\Scientist\Astronomer  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.84.75

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/sm48d49416f-4aee-474a-87e7-819b626ca310

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.84.75