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Samuel Miles

Samuel Miles
Artist
Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828
Sitter
Samuel Miles, 11 Mar 1740 - 6 Dec 1805
Date
c. 1800
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on wood panel
Dimensions
Panel: 74.3 × 59.1cm (29 1/4 × 23 1/4")
Frame: 94.3 × 80.6 × 6.4cm (37 1/8 × 31 3/4 × 2 1/2")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Drape
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Costume\Jewelry\Pendant
Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Jacket
Samuel Miles: Male
Samuel Miles: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Revolutionary War
Samuel Miles: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
Samuel Miles: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor
Samuel Miles: Politics and Government\Politician
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of Elizabeth F. McKean) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country’s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C.
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.2019.22
Provenance
Decedents of Samuel Miles; Elizabeth Ridgate McKean, great-great grand-daughter of Samuel Miles; Gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, December 16, 1909; Gift to NPG, 2019.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view