Lewis Morris

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Object Details

Artist

John Wollaston, c. 1710 - c. 1767

Sitter

Lewis Morris, 8 Apr 1726 - 22 Jan 1798

Provenance

(Dora Alderson Curtis [Mrs. George Vaughn Curtis], Arlington, Va., [d. 1960]); her daughter Lola Alderson [Mrs. John Baber], Arlington, Va.; (Victor D. Spark, New York); purchased 1978 NPG

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1750

Object number

NPG.78.217

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

Stretcher: 76.2 x 63.5 x 2.5cm (30 x 25 x 1")

Frame: 93 x 81.3 x 6.4cm (36 5/8 x 32 x 2 1/2")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior

Lewis Morris: Male

Lewis Morris: Politics and Government\Government official\Congressman\Continental congressman

Lewis Morris: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration

Lewis Morris: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee

Lewis Morris: Politics and Government\Government official\State Senator\New York

Lewis Morris: Politics and Government\Patriot

Lewis Morris: Military and Intelligence\Militia\Militiaman\Revolutionary War

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm448e09f96-bef3-483e-8ccd-4bc25e6c8df9

Record ID

npg_NPG.78.217