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Franklin Pierce

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

George Peter Alexander Healy, 15 Jul 1813 - 24 Jun 1894

Sitter

Franklin Pierce, 23 Nov 1804 - 8 Oct 1869

Provenance

Thomas B. Bryan, Chicago [1861-1876]; Purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1879; Gift to NPG, 2019.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund) 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.

Date

November 1852

Object number

NPG.2019.15

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

Stretcher: 76.2 × 63.5 cm (30 × 25")
Frame: 100.3 × 87.6 × 10.2 cm (39 1/2 × 34 1/2 × 4")
Sight: 74.5 × 61.4 cm (29 5/16 × 24 3/16")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Jacket
Franklin Pierce: Male
Franklin Pierce: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Franklin Pierce: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\New Hampshire
Franklin Pierce: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US
Franklin Pierce: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
Franklin Pierce: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\New Hampshire
Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm46d615d1c-f2f6-469c-862a-ce1a47256d49

Record ID

npg_NPG.2019.15

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