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Thomas McKean

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Attribution

Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827

Sitter

Thomas McKean, 19 Mar 1734 - 24 Jun 1817

Provenance

George Buchanan Coale, Baltimore; his daughter Mary Buchanan Redwood [Mrs. Francis T. Redwood], Baltimore; gift to Smithsonian; transferred from NCFA to NPG 1966.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of the collection of George Buchanan Coale, 1926

Date

after 1787

Object number

NPG.66.63

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

Sight: 69.9 x 55.9cm (27 1/2 x 22")
Frame: 82.9 x 70.2 x 5.1cm (32 5/8 x 27 5/8 x 2")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Printed Material\Book
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookcase
Costume\Hair Accessory\Wig
Thomas McKean: Male
Thomas McKean: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Thomas McKean: Politics and Government\Government official\Congressman\Continental congressman
Thomas McKean: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration
Thomas McKean: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\Pennsylvania
Thomas McKean: Politics and Government\Government official\State Legislator\Delaware
Thomas McKean: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\State Supreme Court Justice\Pennsylvania
Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4305f0b15-744e-4712-9daa-31abd4514b8e

Record ID

npg_NPG.66.63

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