Alexander von Humboldt

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Object Details

Artist

Emma Gaggiotti-Richards, 1825 - 1912

Sitter

Alexander Von Humboldt, 14 Sep 1769 - 6 May 1859

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of William Wilson Corcoran) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country’s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C.

Date

1855

Object number

S/NPG.2019.12

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

Stretcher: 96.5 × 82.6 cm (38 × 32 1/2")

Place

Deutschland\Berlin\Berlin

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie

Costume\Jewelry\Pendant

Costume\Jewelry\Pin

Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Jacket

Alexander Von Humboldt: Male

Alexander Von Humboldt: Arts and Culture\Literature\Publisher

Alexander Von Humboldt: Science and Technology\Scientist\Naturalist

Alexander Von Humboldt: Politics and Government\Aristocrat\Baron

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm498fb5f94-79a5-4742-86d4-aafdaf1b0a67

Record ID

npg_S_NPG.2019.12