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Captain Elisha Denison

Attribution
Denison Limner, active c. 1790
Other attribution
Joseph Steward, 1753 - 1822
Sitter
Elisha Denison, 1751 - 1841
Date
c. 1790
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 86.4 × 68.9 cm (34 × 27 1/8")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Printed Material\Book
Exterior\Landscape
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Exterior\Sky
Printed Material\Papers
Home Furnishings\Drape
Architecture\Window
Architecture\Building
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen\Quill
Exterior\Garden
Elisha Denison: Male
Elisha Denison: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer
Portrait
Credit Line
Owner: National Gallery of Art

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
1980.62.26 NGA
Data Source
Catalog of American Portraits
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