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James Wilson

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

James Barton Longacre, 11 Aug 1794 - 1 Jan 1869

Copy after

Jean Pierre Henri Elouis, 1755 - c. 1843

Sitter

James Wilson, 14 Sep 1742 - 21 Aug 1798

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1825

Object number

NPG.77.299

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Drawing

Medium

Sepia ink wash with watercolor on paper

Dimensions

Image: 11.4cm x 9.5cm (4 1/2" x 3 3/4")
Sheet: 18.6cm x 13cm (7 5/16" x 5 1/8")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
James Wilson: Male
James Wilson: Law and Crime\Lawyer
James Wilson: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration
James Wilson: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice
James Wilson: Law and Crime\Jurist
James Wilson: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution
Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a4a53ed3-ed0e-48f1-b350-c19823076b96

Record ID

npg_NPG.77.299

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