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Thomas E. Kirby

Thomas E. Kirby

Artist: William Merritt Chase, 1 Nov 1849 - 25 Oct 1916
Sitter: Thomas E. Kirby, 14 Nov 1846 - 16 Jan 1924

Date: c. 1900

Type: Painting

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Sight (Verified): 111.8 x 95.3 cm (44 x 37 1/2"); Frame (Verified): 135.9 x 120.7 x 8.9 cm (53 1/2 x 47 1/2 x 3 1/2"); Stretcher: 114.1 × 97.9 × 2.9 cm (44 15/16 × 38 9/16 × 1 1/8")

Topic: Interior; Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair; Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses; Printed Material\Papers; Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Goatee; Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie; Thomas E. Kirby: Male; Thomas E. Kirby: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Dealer\Art dealer; Thomas E. Kirby: Visual Arts\Art critic; Portrait

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; bequest of Wilhelmine K. Waller

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Object number: NPG.2005.71

Provenance: Wilhelmine K. Waller [Mrs. Thomas Waller, d. 2004], Bedford Hills N.Y., granddaughter of sitter; her estate; bequest to NPG

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery

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