Henry Knox

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Object Details

Artist

Charles Peale Polk, 17 Mar 1767 - 6 May 1822

Copy after

Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827

Sitter

Henry Knox, 25 Jul 1750 - 25 Oct 1806

Provenance

(Knoedler & Co., New York); Purchased NPG 1973

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

after 1783

Object number

NPG.73.11

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

Stretcher: 55.9 x 47.6 x 2.5cm (22 x 18 3/4 x 1")

Frame: 73 x 63.5 x 7.6cm (28 3/4 x 25 x 3")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Symbols & Motifs\Medal

Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet

Henry Knox: Male

Henry Knox: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War

Henry Knox: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\Secretary of War

Henry Knox: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant\Bookseller

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4aae2278c-4113-4db4-821a-664228922187

Record ID

npg_NPG.73.11