George Wythe

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Object Details

Artist

James Barton Longacre, 11 Aug 1794 - 1 Jan 1869

Copy after

William Satchwell Leney, 16 Jan 1769 - 26 Nov 1831

Sitter

George Wythe, 3 Dec 1726 - 8 Jun 1806

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1825

Object number

NPG.77.294.2

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Medium

Stipple engraving on Chine collé

Dimensions

Image: 9.5 × 7.4 cm (3 3/4 × 2 15/16")

Sheet: 25.2 × 13.9 cm (9 15/16 × 5 1/2")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Dress Accessory\Button

George Wythe: Male

George Wythe: Law and Crime\Lawyer

George Wythe: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration

George Wythe: Law and Crime\Jurist

George Wythe: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Law

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48a9d8e37-6aa9-4b83-97a8-3fc7996ea358

Record ID

npg_NPG.77.294.2