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Portrait of James Madison

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1800-1824

GUSN

GUSN-56788

Description

Three-quarter, waist-length portrait of a man wearing a powdered wig, and white stock; draped and swagged curtain in background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
engraving (printing process)
paper (fiber product)
Picture
Portrait
Unidentified Paper
Stipple Engraved
Portrait

Associated Person

Madison, James

Associated Building

Original to Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House (Gloucester, Mass.),

Maker

AFTER Stuart, Gilbert (Maker)

Location of Origin

Boston, MA, USA

Dimensions

9.375 x 7.75 x 0.625 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Constance McCann Betts, Helena Woolworth Guest and Frasier W. McCann

Accession Number

1942.4526

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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