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James Monroe

James Monroe
Artist
James Herring, 12 Jan 1794 - 8 Oct 1867
Copy after
John Vanderlyn, 15 Oct 1775 - 23 Sep 1852
Sitter
James Monroe, 28 Apr 1758 - 4 Jul 1831
Date
c. 1834
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
76 x 63.5cm (29 15/16 x 25")
Frame: 92.1 x 80 x 9.2cm (36 1/4 x 31 1/2 x 3 5/8")
Topic
James Monroe: Male
James Monroe: Law and Crime\Lawyer
James Monroe: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Virginia
James Monroe: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War
James Monroe: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman
James Monroe: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
James Monroe: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain
James Monroe: Politics and Government\President of US
James Monroe: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee
James Monroe: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
James Monroe: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
James Monroe: Politics and Government\Governor\Virginia
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Gallery of Art; gift of the A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, 1942
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.65.62
Provenance
(M. Knoedler & Co., New York); purchased 10 July 1934 by The A. W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsubrgh; gift 1942 to NGA; transferred 1965 to NPG.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view