P.T. Barnum

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Object Details

Artist

Sir Leslie Mathew Ward, 1851 - 1922

Lithographer

Vincent, Brooks, Day & Son Lithography Company, active 1867 - c. 1905

Sitter

P. T. Barnum, 5 Jul 1810 - 7 Apr 1891

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1889

Object number

NPG.72.51

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Medium

Color lithograph on paper

Dimensions

Image: 31.7 x 18.8cm (12 1/2 x 7 3/8")

Sheet: 38.1 x 26.7cm (15 x 10 1/2")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table

Home Furnishings\Dishes\Plate

Home Furnishings\Flatware

Container\Tea service\Teacup

Home Furnishings\Tablecloth

P. T. Barnum: Male

P. T. Barnum: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Showman

P. T. Barnum: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Circus owner

P. T. Barnum: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Museum Administrator

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49cea1d4d-e19b-47dd-9692-80205566eafb

Record ID

npg_NPG.72.51