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Jacob Jennings Brown

Jacob Jennings Brown
Artist
John Wesley Jarvis, 1780 - 14 Jan 1840
Sitter
Jacob Jennings Brown, 9 May 1775 - 24 Feb 1828
Date
after 1815
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Unspecified Element: 109.9 x 92.1 cm (43 1/4 x 36 1/4")
Frame: 125.1 × 108 × 4.4 cm (49 1/4 × 42 1/2 × 1 3/4")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Exterior
Jacob Jennings Brown: Male
Jacob Jennings Brown: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Jacob Jennings Brown: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812
Jacob Jennings Brown: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.98.2
Provenance
Warburton K. VerPlanck, Winchester, Mass.; (Christie’s, New York Jan. 16, 1998, lot 126); purchased NPG
Christie’s: “by descent in sitter’s family to present owner.”
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view