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John Dickinson

Portrait Gallery

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    Object Details

    Attribution

    Paul Revere, 1 Jan 1735 - 10 May 1818

    Copy after

    James Smither, 1725 - 1797
    Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827

    Publisher

    Nathaniel Ames

    Sitter

    John Dickinson, 8 Nov 1732 - 14 Feb 1808

    Credit Line

    National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

    Date

    1771

    Object number

    NPG.79.79

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    Print

    Medium

    Relief cut on paper

    Dimensions

    Image: 9.4 × 7.8 cm (3 11/16 × 3 1/16")
    Book open: 17.5 × 21 cm (6 7/8 × 8 1/4")
    Book closed: 17.5 × 11 cm (6 7/8 × 4 5/16")

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    National Portrait Gallery Collection

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Data Source

    National Portrait Gallery

    Topic

    Printed Material\Book
    Printed Material\Document\Scroll
    Costume\Hair Accessory\Wig
    Book
    John Dickinson: Male
    John Dickinson: Law and Crime\Lawyer
    John Dickinson: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
    John Dickinson: Politics and Government\Government official\Congressman\Continental congressman
    John Dickinson: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\Pennsylvania
    John Dickinson: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution
    John Dickinson: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\Delaware
    John Dickinson: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Delaware
    Portrait

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44123e818-49b7-40f8-b24e-8d1ea6228723

    Record ID

    npg_NPG.79.79

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