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Thomas McKean

Thomas McKean
Attribution
Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827
Sitter
Thomas McKean, 19 Mar 1734 - 24 Jun 1817
Date
after 1787
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")
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\Congressman\Continental congressman
Thomas McKean: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration
Thomas McKean: Politics and Government\Governor\Pennsylvania
Thomas McKean: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Delaware
Thomas McKean: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\State Supreme Court Justice\Pennsylvania
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of the collection of George Buchanan Coale, 1926
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.66.63
Provenance
George Buchanan Coale, Baltimore; his daughter Mary Buchanan Redwood [Mrs. Francis T. Redwood], Baltimore; gift to Smithsonian; transferred from NCFA to NPG 1966.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view