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Artist
John Eckstein, 1736 - 1817
Sitter
Rev. Justus Henry Christian Helmuth, 16 May 1745 - 5 Feb 1825
Date
c. 1795
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
78.8cm x 71.1cm (31" x 28"), Accurate
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.67.7
Provenance
John L. Helmuth, East Hampton, N.Y.; (James Abbe, Jr., Oyster Bay, N.Y.); purchased 1967 NPG.
