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Artist
Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins, 25 Jul 1844 - 25 Jun 1916
Sitter
Talcott Williams, 20 Jul 1849 - 24 Jan 1928
Date
c. 1889
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 62.5 x 51.8cm (24 5/8 x 20 3/8")
Frame: 82.9 x 72.2 x 7.6cm (32 5/8 x 28 7/16 x 3")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Talcott Williams: Male
Talcott Williams: Literature\Writer
Talcott Williams: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
Talcott Williams: Journalism and Media\Journalist
Talcott Williams: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
Talcott Williams: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Talcott Williams: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee
Talcott Williams: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Editorial writer
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of the Kate and Laurens Seelye Family and the James Smithson Society. Acquisition made possible by a generous contribution from the James Smithson Society
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.85.50
Provenance
Mary Averett Seelye, Washington, D.C., descendant of sitter; purchase/donation NPG
