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William McKinley

William McKinley
Artist
William Thomas Mathews, 7 May 1821 - 11 Jan 1905
Sitter
William McKinley, 29 Jan 1843 - 14 Sep 1901
Date
1900
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 76.8 × 64.1 × 2.2 cm (30 1/4 × 25 1/4 × 7/8")
Frame: 100.3 × 86.7 × 9.2 cm (39 1/2 × 34 1/8 × 3 5/8")
Sight: 74.3 × 61.6 cm (29 1/4 × 24 1/4")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
William McKinley: Male
William McKinley: Law and Crime\Lawyer
William McKinley: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain
William McKinley: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
William McKinley: Politics and Government\President of US
William McKinley: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
William McKinley: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Ohio
William McKinley: Politics and Government\Governor\Ohio
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund) 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.2019.36
Provenance
Purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1901; Gift to NPG, 2019.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view