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Artist
Adolfo Müller-Ury, 29 Mar 1862 - 7 Jul 1947
Sitter
William McKinley, 29 Jan 1843 - 14 Sep 1901
Date
c. 1901
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
198.9 x 111.6 x 2.9cm (78 5/16 x 43 15/16 x 1 1/8")
Frame: 233 x 146.1 x 7.6cm (91 3/4 x 57 1/2 x 3")
Topic
Interior
Printed Material\Document
William McKinley: Male
William McKinley: Law and Crime\Lawyer
William McKinley: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain
William McKinley: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
William McKinley: Politics and Government\President of US
William McKinley: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
William McKinley: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Ohio
William McKinley: Politics and Government\Governor\Ohio
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.97.157
Provenance
(Sidney Wolff, Union Springs, N.Y.); purchased 1997 NPG
According to Stephen Conrad, South Croydon, England, the biographer of the artist:
The artist; auctioned from the artist's estate by (Plaza Art Galleries, New York, November 24 & 25, 1947, lot 162A [buyer unknown]); possibly owned by Jessica Dragonette; Sidney Sands [died 1976]; inherited by his nephew and niece