The Statue Unveiled

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Object Details

Artist

Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907

Sitter

James Fisk, 1 Apr 1835 - 7 Jan 1872

Cornelius Vanderbilt, 27 May 1794 - 4 Jan 1877

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1869

Object number

NPG.85.150

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Medium

Lithograph on paper

Dimensions

Image: 22.5 × 34.2 cm (8 7/8 × 13 7/16")

Sheet: 31.3 × 40.7 cm (12 5/16 × 16")

Mat: 40.7 × 55.7 cm (16 × 21 15/16")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Vehicle\Ship

Vehicle\Train

Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse

Railroad

Weapon\Whip

Cornelius Vanderbilt: Male

Cornelius Vanderbilt: Business and Finance\Financier

Cornelius Vanderbilt: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive

Cornelius Vanderbilt: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Shipper

Cornelius Vanderbilt: Business and Finance\Transportation\Steamboat captain

Cornelius Vanderbilt: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Founder\University

Cornelius Vanderbilt: Civilian awards\Congressional Gold Medal

James Fisk: Male

James Fisk: Business and Finance\Financier

James Fisk: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Broker\Stockbroker

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d938be93-d7b7-4368-a854-0140032f40b0

Record ID

npg_NPG.85.150