Death of Romulus Hall

This media is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Open Access page.

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Object Details

Artist

Unidentified Artist

Sitter

Romulus Hall, d. 1857

William Still, 7 Oct 1821 - 14 Jul 1902

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1872

Object number

S/NPG.2018.89.5

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Medium

Engraving on paper

Dimensions

Book closed: 24.4 × 17.5 × 5.8 cm (9 5/8 × 6 7/8 × 2 5/16")

Book open: 24.4 × 31.6 × 5.8 cm (9 5/8 × 12 7/16 × 2 5/16")

See more items in

National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table

Interior\Domestic\Bedroom

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bed

Book

William Still: Male

William Still: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer

William Still: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Historian

William Still: Social Welfare and Reform\Reformer\Social reformer\Civil rights activist\Abolitionist

Romulus Hall: Male

Romulus Hall: Law and Crime\Enslaved person

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm409f8a741-ed77-46e9-9b3b-a81bf73b2adc

Record ID

npg_S_NPG.2018.89.5