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Study for Figure of Dr. Rush

Artist
Edwin Austin Abbey, 1 Apr 1852 - 1 Aug 1911
John Singer Sargent, 12 Jan 1856 - 15 Apr 1925
Sitter
Benjamin Rush, 4 Jan 1746 - 19 April 1813
Date
c. 1909
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pastel on red wove paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 70 × 51.8cm (27 9/16 × 20 3/8")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Benjamin Rush: Male
Benjamin Rush: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman
Benjamin Rush: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration
Benjamin Rush: Medicine and Health\Physician
Benjamin Rush: Society and Social Change\Reformer
Benjamin Rush: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\College
Benjamin Rush: Literature\Writer\Medical writer
Benjamin Rush: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Humanitarian
Portrait
Credit Line
Owner: Yale University Art Gallery

This record is part of the Catalog of American Portraits, a research archive of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution. Permission to reproduce images (if available) must be obtained from the portrait owner. Please note that if an owner is listed above, this information may not be current.

Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
1937.1618
Data Source
Catalog of American Portraits
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