William Samuel Johnson

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Object Details

Artist

John Wesley Jarvis, 1780 - 14 Jan 1840

Sitter

William Samuel Johnson, 7 Oct 1727 - 14 Nov 1819

Provenance

(Kennedy Galleries, New York); purchased 1972 NPG.

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1814

Object number

NPG.72.20

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

Accurate: 87 x 69 cm (34 1/4 x 27 3/16")

Frame: 109.9 × 92.1 × 12.1 cm (43 1/4 × 36 1/4 × 4 3/4")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Printed Material\Document

Home Furnishings\Drape

William Samuel Johnson: Male

William Samuel Johnson: Law and Crime\Lawyer

William Samuel Johnson: Politics and Government\Government official\Congressman\Continental congressman

William Samuel Johnson: Law and Crime\Judge

William Samuel Johnson: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Connecticut

William Samuel Johnson: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\President

William Samuel Johnson: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm400743454-587b-4682-aefe-e20e300193dd

Record ID

npg_NPG.72.20