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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
npg_NPG.2019.32