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Samuel Putnam Avery

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
Samuel Putnam Avery, 17 Mar 1822 - 11 Aug 1904  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
76.2cm x 63.5cm (30" x 25"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1863
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Samuel Putnam Avery: Male  Search this
Samuel Putnam Avery: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Engraver  Search this
Samuel Putnam Avery: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Dealer\Art dealer  Search this
Samuel Putnam Avery: Visual Arts\Artist\Illustrator  Search this
Samuel Putnam Avery: Visual Arts\Founder\Art Museum  Search this
Samuel Putnam Avery: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Patron of the arts  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. Charles Telford Erickson
Object number:
NPG.72.88
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/sm425f34a22-8441-43d2-b1ed-55aaa5dfc066
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.72.88

Cyrus Hall McCormick

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
Cyrus Hall McCormick, 15 Feb 1809 - 13 May 1884  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 51.4 x 41.3 x 3.8cm (20 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 1 1/2")
Frame: 59.7 x 49.5 x 6.7cm (23 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 2 5/8")
Type:
Painting
Date:
mid 19th century
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Cyrus Hall McCormick: Male  Search this
Cyrus Hall McCormick: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer  Search this
Cyrus Hall McCormick: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
Cyrus Hall McCormick: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this
Cyrus Hall McCormick: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Historical society administrator\President  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Chauncey and Marion Deering McCormick Foundation and Mrs. Gilbert Harrison
Object number:
NPG.75.2
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/sm4f16a9008-c24b-45d3-be2c-da5ba6ad12fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.75.2

James C. McGuire

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
James C. McGuire, 1812 - Aug 29 1888  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight: 74.5 × 61.6 cm (29 5/16 × 24 1/4")
Stretcher: 76.5 × 63.5 cm (30 1/8 × 25")
Frame: 108 × 98.7 × 12.1 cm (42 1/2 × 38 7/8 × 4 3/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1854
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this
Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Jacket  Search this
James C. McGuire: Male  Search this
James C. McGuire: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Antiquary  Search this
James C. McGuire: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Patron of the arts  Search this
James C. McGuire: Visual Arts\Art collector  Search this
James C. McGuire: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Bequest of James C. McGuire) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country’s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C.
Object number:
S/NPG.2019.8
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/sm4e5702cd7-31d0-45f6-a19b-0d9e9a157fec
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.2019.8

Daniel Stanton

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
Daniel Stanton, 1789 - 1864  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
76.2 x 63.5cm (30 x 25")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1850-1860
Topic:
Daniel Stanton: Male  Search this
Daniel Stanton: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: New-York Historical Society
Object number:
1863.1 NYHS
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4db5f3e21-8ab8-4eca-83be-c75d3545f8fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1863.1_NYHS

Prosper Montgomery Wetmore

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
Prosper Montgomery Wetmore, 1798 - 1876  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
76.8 x 63.5cm (30 1/4 x 25")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1848-1850
Topic:
Prosper Montgomery Wetmore: Male  Search this
Prosper Montgomery Wetmore: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this
Prosper Montgomery Wetmore: Military and Intelligence\Militia\Officer  Search this
Prosper Montgomery Wetmore: Politics and Government\Legislator  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: New-York Historical Society
Object number:
1863.7 NYHS
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4eb15c228-af13-421c-9a7d-944edc053512
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1863.7_NYHS

John Christian Zimmerman

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
John Christian Zimmerman, 1786 - 1857  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
91.4 x 73.1cm (36 x 28 3/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1845-1850
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Printed Material\Papers  Search this
John Christian Zimmerman: Male  Search this
John Christian Zimmerman: Business and Finance\Businessperson  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: New-York Historical Society
Object number:
1948.392 NYHS
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c4433ff1-db42-4fb1-80b8-f0bc4824ad73
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1948.392_NYHS

George Peabody

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
George Peabody, 18 Feb 1795 - 4 Nov 1869  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight: 66 × 53.2cm (26 × 20 15/16")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1860
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair  Search this
George Peabody: Male  Search this
George Peabody: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Financier  Search this
George Peabody: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Railroad  Search this
George Peabody: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
George Peabody: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant\Dry-goods merchant  Search this
George Peabody: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
Object number:
SSSA4017
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4fb50e1c3-2237-4351-b01b-19a867afead8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_SSSA4017

Preston H. Hodges

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
Preston H. Hodges, 1785 - 1855  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
68.6cm x 55.9cm (27" x 22")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1850
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Preston H. Hodges: Male  Search this
Preston H. Hodges: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Proprietor\Hotelier  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Object number:
27.145 MMA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48a6041da-4147-4ec9-8110-9c1c2902679d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_27.145_MMA

George Washington Riggs

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
George Washington Riggs, 1813 - 1881  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
86.7cm x 69.8cm (34 1/8" x 27 1/2"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1867
Topic:
George Washington Riggs: Male  Search this
George Washington Riggs: Politics and Government\Government official  Search this
George Washington Riggs: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Banker  Search this
George Washington Riggs: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Entrepreneur  Search this
George Washington Riggs: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive  Search this
George Washington Riggs: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Capitalist  Search this
George Washington Riggs: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Proprietor\Hotelier  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Maryland Historical Society
Object number:
49.90.10
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm482bde9d1-d99c-4ad8-a102-b6edddad9540
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_49.90.10

James DePeyster Ogden

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
James DePeyster Ogden, 1790 - 1870  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1855
Topic:
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Artwork\Sculpture\Bust  Search this
Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Jacket  Search this
James DePeyster Ogden: Male  Search this
James DePeyster Ogden: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Importer  Search this
James DePeyster Ogden: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant\Shipping merchant  Search this
James DePeyster Ogden: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Consul\US Consul  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Object number:
DLR01871
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d9f14872-b31c-4cd4-97a3-8f4d1bce88a5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_DLR01871

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
Cornelius Vanderbilt, 27 May 1794 - 4 Jan 1877  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Sight: 117.5 x 89.5cm (46 1/4 x 35 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1839
Topic:
Interior\Interior with Exterior View  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drape  Search this
Architecture\Column  Search this
Equipment\Optical Devices\Telescope  Search this
Nature & Environment\Water\River  Search this
Vehicle\Boat\Steamboat  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Male  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Financier  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Shipping  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Business and Finance\Transportation\Steamboat captain  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Education and Scholarship\Founder\University  Search this
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Biltmore Estate
Object number:
NC010002
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42916b944-95e7-448b-9888-a2dc40a12f04
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NC010002

Ambrose Kingsland

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
Ambrose C. Kingsland, 1804 - 1878  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
114.3 × 86.4cm (45 × 34")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1853
Topic:
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Pin\Tie pin  Search this
Printed Material\Map  Search this
Printed Material\Papers\Letter  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops  Search this
Ambrose C. Kingsland: Male  Search this
Ambrose C. Kingsland: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant\Shipping merchant  Search this
Ambrose C. Kingsland: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Public Design Commission of the City of New York
Object number:
NY850049
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42daae4b7-ea89-405d-88b5-68a57c0b4601
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NY850049

George Washington Riggs, Jr.

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Copy after:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
George Washington Riggs, 1813 - 1881  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas (?)
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1867
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
George Washington Riggs: Male  Search this
George Washington Riggs: Politics and Government\Government official  Search this
George Washington Riggs: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Banker  Search this
George Washington Riggs: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Entrepreneur  Search this
George Washington Riggs: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive  Search this
George Washington Riggs: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Capitalist  Search this
George Washington Riggs: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Proprietor\Hotelier  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private Collection
Object number:
PC992264
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4878fcd69-44f9-4052-8d40-8661303181ef
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_PC992264

Erastus Corning

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
Erastus Corning, 1794 - 1872  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
128cm x 102.1cm (50 3/8" x 40 3/16"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1864
Topic:
Erastus Corning: Male  Search this
Erastus Corning: Business and Finance\Businessperson  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Albany Institute of History and Art
Object number:
1974.71.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48b361b3e-128f-4f3c-ae02-eb92c697e7e5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1974.71.1

Joseph Church

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
Joseph Church, 1793 - 1876  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
85.4cm x 67.6cm (33 5/8" x 26 5/8"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
1865
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Joseph Church: Male  Search this
Joseph Church: Business and Finance\Businessperson  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Object number:
OL1981.5
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b69a84fc-fc1f-43ae-9661-bdae6faac207
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_OL1981.5

Samuel Colt

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
Samuel Colt, 19 Jul 1814 - 10 Jan 1862  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
213.3cm x 167.6cm (84" x 66"), Estimate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1865
Topic:
Samuel Colt: Male  Search this
Samuel Colt: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this
Samuel Colt: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Firearms  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Wadsworth Atheneum
Object number:
05.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41bb76b51-4c12-4b94-87a4-0348e50857af
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_05.8

Joseph Battell, Jr.

Artist:
Thomas Hovenden, 1840 - 1895  Search this
Copy after:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
Joseph Battell, Jr., 1806 - 1874  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
92.1cm x 74.3cm (36 1/4" x 29 1/4"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1889?
Topic:
Joseph Battell, Jr.: Male  Search this
Joseph Battell, Jr.: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Yale University Art Gallery
Object number:
1889.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4940c39c6-4faf-47c1-be22-ebb6ae789a1f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1889.3

Erastus Corning

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
Erastus Corning, 1794 - 1872  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
127.2cm x 101.6cm (50 1/16" x 40"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1864
Topic:
Erastus Corning: Male  Search this
Erastus Corning: Business and Finance\Businessperson  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Albany Institute of History and Art
Object number:
1943.68.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40c1f6de3-24e9-4cd0-b42c-5982c0ed73db
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1943.68.1

Moses Dewitt Burnet

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
Moses Dewitt Burnet, 1792 - 1876  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
76.5 x 62.9cm (30 1/8 x 24 3/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1835
Topic:
Moses Dewitt Burnet: Male  Search this
Moses Dewitt Burnet: Business and Finance\Businessperson  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: New-York Historical Society
Object number:
1953.34 NYHS
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41afc3f50-9079-4143-9502-12b890862eb5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1953.34_NYHS

Peter Moller

Artist:
Charles Loring Elliott, 12 Oct 1812 - 25 Aug 1868  Search this
Sitter:
Peter Moller, 1809 - 1879  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
76.2 x 63.5cm (30 x 25")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1858
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Peter Moller: Male  Search this
Peter Moller: Business and Finance\Businessperson  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: New-York Historical Society
Object number:
1957.230 NYHS
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4641ec1cd-67ee-48b4-ab66-700a3f0981b5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1957.230_NYHS

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