Benjamin Rush

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Object Details

Artist

Edward Savage, 26 Nov 1761 - 6 Jul 1817

Sitter

Benjamin Rush, 4 Jan 1746 - 19 Apr 1813

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1800

Object number

NPG.86.178

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Medium

Mezzotint on paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 56.4 × 44.2 cm (22 3/16 × 17 3/8")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Benjamin Rush: Male

Benjamin Rush: Politics and Government\Government official\Congressman\Continental congressman

Benjamin Rush: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration

Benjamin Rush: Medicine and Health\Physician

Benjamin Rush: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer

Benjamin Rush: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\College

Benjamin Rush: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Medical writer

Benjamin Rush: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Humanitarian

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm450d75901-c06a-4cf4-8c50-2b0c6436c3cc

Record ID

npg_NPG.86.178