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Artist
Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 12 Mar 1770 - 23 Jun 1852
Sitter
William Thornton, 20 May 1759 - 28 May 1828
Date
1804
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 5.6 x 5.6 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/16")
Sheet: 54.7 x 39.9 cm (21 9/16 x 15 11/16")
Topic
William Thornton: Visual Arts\Artist
William Thornton: Male
William Thornton: Medicine and Health\Physician
William Thornton: Visual Arts\Architect
William Thornton: Science and Technology\Inventor
William Thornton: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Superintendent
William Thornton: Politics and Government\Government official\Patent officer
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon