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Passing the Rubicon

Passing the Rubicon
Artist
Eliphalet M. Brown, Jr., 1816 - 1886
Copy after
Peter Bernard William Heine, 1827 - 1885
Sitter
Matthew Calbraith Perry, 10 Apr 1794 - 4 Mar 1858
Date
1855
Type
Print
Medium
Color lithograph with hand-coloring on paper
Dimensions
Image: 52.4 x 82.7cm (20 5/8 x 32 9/16")
Sheet: 66.3 x 91.7cm (26 1/8 x 36 1/8")
Topic
Exterior
Vehicle\Ship
Vehicle\Boat
Exterior\Port
Human Figures
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; gift of August Belmont IV
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.82.111
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view