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James Madison

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Thomas Sully, 19 Jun 1783 - 5 Nov 1872

Derived from

Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828

Sitter

James Madison, 16 Mar 1751 - 28 Jun 1836

Provenance

Frederick Edwin Church [1826-1900], New York; Gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1877; Gift to NPG, 2019.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of Frederic Edwin Church) 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

1809

Object number

NPG.2019.32

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on panel

Dimensions

Sight: 68.3 × 48.6 cm (26 7/8 × 19 1/8")
Panel: 69.9 × 49.5 × 3.8 cm (27 1/2 × 19 1/2 × 1 1/2")
Frame: 97.6 × 78.1 × 5.7 cm (38 7/16 × 30 3/4 × 2 1/4")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Printed Material\Book
Printed Material\Document
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Home Furnishings\Drape
Architecture\Column
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen\Quill
Home Furnishings\Globe
Container\Inkwell
James Madison: Male
James Madison: Law and Crime\Lawyer
James Madison: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\Virginia
James Madison: Politics and Government\Government official\Congressman\Continental congressman
James Madison: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US
James Madison: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
James Madison: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Essayist
James Madison: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Virginia
James Madison: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution
Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c64c9fa2-a1b2-4072-88d9-daff84aafadc

Record ID

npg_NPG.2019.32

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