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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Sitter
Francis Blake, 25 Dec 1850 - 19 Jan 1913
Date
1913
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Plaster
Dimensions
Without Base: 30.5 × 15.6 × 18.7 cm (12 × 6 1/8 × 7 3/8")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Mask\Death mask
Francis Blake: Male
Francis Blake: Science and Technology\Surveyor
Francis Blake: Science and Technology\Inventor
Francis Blake: Science and Technology\Scientist\Astronomer
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Ruth Blake Oliver