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George Catlin

George Catlin
Artist
William Fisk, 1796 - 8 Nov 1872
Sitter
George Catlin, 26 Jul 1796 - 23 Dec 1872
Date
1849
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Frame: 158.8 x 133.4 x 7cm (62 1/2 x 52 1/2 x 2 3/4")
Topic
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Pipe\Peace pipe
Art implements\Palette
Art implements\Paintbrush
Art implements\Canvas
Costume\Dress Accessory\Feather
Art implements\Easel
George Catlin: Male
George Catlin: Law and Crime\Lawyer
George Catlin: Literature\Writer
George Catlin: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
George Catlin: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Miniaturist
George Catlin: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist
Portrait
Place
United Kingdom\England\Greater London\London
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of Miss May C. Kinney, Ernest C. Kinney and Bradford Wickes, 1945
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.70.14
Provenance
Loaned to National Museum by Louise Catlin Kinney and her sister Miss Catlin, 1904; gift 1945 from her children Mary C. Kinney,Ernest C. Kinney, and Bradford Wickers; transferred 1970 to NPG.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view