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Andrew William Mellon

Andrew William Mellon
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Artist
Sir Oswald Hornby Joseph Birley, 1880 - 1952
Sitter
Andrew William Mellon, 24 Mar 1855 - 26 Aug 1937
Date
1923
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Frame: 152.4 × 128.3 × 7.6 cm (60 × 50 1/2 × 3")
Stretcher: 127 × 101.4 × 2.2 cm (50 × 39 15/16 × 7/8")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Printed Material\Document
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Andrew William Mellon: Male
Andrew William Mellon: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury
Andrew William Mellon: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Ambassador
Andrew William Mellon: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Financier
Andrew William Mellon: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Patron of the arts
Andrew William Mellon: Visual Arts\Art collector
Andrew William Mellon: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Paul Mellon
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
NPG.73.32
Provenance
Mrs. Ailsa Mellon Bruce; The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, New York; gift 1973 to NPG
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view