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Artist
Chester Harding, 1 Sep 1792 - 10 Apr 1866
Sitter
Harrison Gray Otis, 8 Oct 1765 - 28 Oct 1848
Date
1833
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Accurate: 91.4 x 71.1 cm (36 x 28")
Frame: 121.9 × 101.6 × 9.5 cm (48 × 40 × 3 3/4")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Harrison Gray Otis: Male
Harrison Gray Otis: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Harrison Gray Otis: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer
Harrison Gray Otis: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts
Harrison Gray Otis: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Massachusetts
Harrison Gray Otis: Politics and Government\US Senator\Massachusetts
Harrison Gray Otis: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\Boston, MA
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Emily Morison Beck
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.77.30
Provenance
Samuel Eliot Morison; his daughter Emily Morison Beck, Canton, Mass.; donated 1977 NPG