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First Landing of Americans in Japan

First Landing of Americans in Japan
Artist
Eliphalet M. Brown, Jr., 1816 - 1886
Copy after
Peter Bernard William Heine, 1827 - 1885
Lithographer
Sarony Lithography Company, active 1853 - 1857
Sitter
Matthew Calbraith Perry, 10 Apr 1794 - 4 Mar 1858
Date
1855
Type
Print
Medium
Color lithograph with hand coloring on paper
Dimensions
Image: 52 x 82.6 cm (20 1/2 x 32 1/2")
Sheet: 63.6 x 88.8 cm (25 1/16 x 34 15/16")
Topic
Exterior
Vehicle\Ship
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
Symbols & Motifs\Flag
Symbols & Motifs\Flag
Human Figures\Soldier
Nature & Environment\Mountain
Human Figures\Crowd
Matthew Calbraith Perry: Male
Matthew Calbraith Perry: Politics and Government\Diplomat
Matthew Calbraith Perry: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Commodore
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.78.83
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view