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Self-Portrait at the Age of 70

Artist
Charles Bird King, 26 Sep 1785 - 18 Mar 1862
Sitter
Charles Bird King, 26 Sep 1785 - 18 Mar 1862
Date
c. 1855
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Sight (Accurate): 109.5 x 88.6cm (43 1/8 x 34 7/8")
Topic
Exterior\Waterscape\Seascape
Printed Material\Book
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pencil
Printed Material\Papers\Letter
Architecture\Building\Lighthouse
Costume\Robe\Banyan
Self-portrait
Charles Bird King: Male
Charles Bird King: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter
Charles Bird King: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
Portrait
Credit Line
Owner: Redwood Library & Athenaeum

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
47 RLA
Data Source
Catalog of American Portraits