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Artist:
John Adams Whipple, 10 Sep 1822 - 10 Apr 1891  Search this
Copy after:
Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828  Search this
Sitter:
George Washington, 22 Feb 1732 - 14 Dec 1799  Search this
Medium:
Quarter-plate daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Image/Sight: 7.5 × 6.3 cm (2 15/16 × 2 1/2")
Mat (brass): 10.8 × 9.5 cm (4 1/4 × 3 3/4")
Case open: 12.1 × 22.2 × 1.2 cm (4 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 1/2")
Case closed: 12.1 × 11 × 2.2 cm (4 3/4 × 4 5/16 × 7/8")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
November 15, 1847
Topic:
Cased object  Search this
George Washington: Male  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman  Search this
George Washington: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
George Washington: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
George Washington: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
George Washington: Science and Technology\Surveyor  Search this
George Washington: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Helen Hill Miller
Object number:
S/NPG.78.93
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/sm42ab8e122-cbc5-419f-8051-f6f526179c81
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.78.93