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Artist
William Garl Browne Jr., 10 Oct 1822 - 28 Jul 1894
Sitter
Zachary Taylor, 24 Nov 1784 - 9 Jul 1850
William Wallace Smith Bliss, 7 Sept 1815 - 5 Aug 1853
Braxton Bragg, 22 Mar 1817 - 27 Sep 1876
Presley H. Craig, 19th century
Joseph Horace Eaton, 12 Oct 1815 - 10 Jan 1896
Robert Selden Garnett, 1819 - 1861
Thomas B. Linnard, 1800 - 1900?
Joseph King Fenno Mansfield, 22 Dec 1803 - 18 Sep 1862
John Monroe, 1800 - 1900?
Date
1847
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas mounted on wood
Dimensions
Object: 74.3 x 92.1 x 0.3cm (29 1/4 x 36 1/4 x 1/8")
Frame: 97.2 x 115.3 x 11.4cm (38 1/4 x 45 3/8 x 4 1/2")
Topic
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Weapon\Sword
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
Architecture\Building\Tent
Exterior\Military Camp
Human Figures\Soldier
Braxton Bragg: Male
Braxton Bragg: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
Braxton Bragg: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Braxton Bragg: Science and Technology\Engineer\Civil engineer
Robert Selden Garnett: Male
Robert Selden Garnett: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
William Wallace Smith Bliss: Male
Presley H. Craig: Male
Joseph Horace Eaton: Visual Arts\Artist
Joseph Horace Eaton: Male
Thomas B. Linnard: Male
Joseph King Fenno Mansfield: Male
John Monroe: Male
Zachary Taylor: Male
Zachary Taylor: Politics and Government\President of US
Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812
Zachary Taylor: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War
Zachary Taylor: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.71.57
Provenance
Commissioned by Robert H. Gallaher, Richmond, Va.; his granddaughter; her son Raymond Williams; private collection; (Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York); purchased 1971 NPG.
