John Fanning Watson

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Object Details

Artist

Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 12 Mar 1770 - 23 Jun 1852

Sitter

John Fanning Watson, 1779 - 1860

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon

Date

1800

Object number

S/NPG.74.39.15.32

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Medium

Engraving on paper

Dimensions

Image: 5.5 × 5.5 cm (2 3/16 × 2 3/16")

Sheet: 55 × 40 cm (21 5/8 × 15 3/4")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

John Fanning Watson: Male

John Fanning Watson: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer

John Fanning Watson: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Antiquary

John Fanning Watson: Business and Finance\Banker

John Fanning Watson: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm461c864a1-4e9f-457b-9c13-165f76075064

Record ID

npg_S_NPG.74.39.15.32