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John Tyler

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

George Peter Alexander Healy, 15 Jul 1813 - 24 Jun 1894

Sitter

John Tyler, 29 Mar 1790 - 18 Jan 1862

Provenance

Thomas B. Bryan, Chicago [1861-1876]; Purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1879; Gift to NPG, 2019.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund) 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

1842

Object number

NPG.2019.13

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

Stretcher: 76.5 × 63.8 × 2.7 cm (30 1/8 × 25 1/8 × 1 1/16")
Frame: 100.6 × 87.5 × 9 cm (39 5/8 × 34 7/16 × 3 9/16")
Sight: 74.8 × 62.1 cm (29 7/16 × 24 7/16")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Costume\Jewelry\Pin
Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Jacket
John Tyler: Male
John Tyler: Law and Crime\Lawyer
John Tyler: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
John Tyler: Politics and Government\Government official\President of US
John Tyler: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\Chancellor
John Tyler: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Virginia
John Tyler: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\West Virginia
John Tyler: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Virginia
John Tyler: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\Virginia
Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4cba1f44e-ff0c-4ad9-8241-b44a2a57dd6a

Record ID

npg_NPG.2019.13

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