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Artist
Daniel Huntington, 14 Oct 1816 - 18 Apr 1906
Sitter
Samuel Francis Du Pont, 27 Sep 1803 - 23 Jun 1865
Date
1867-68
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 147.3 x 101.6cm (58 x 40")
Frame: 177.2 x 131 x 8.3cm (69 3/4 x 51 9/16 x 3 1/4")
Topic
Weapon\Sword
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet
Exterior\Landscape\Coastal
Samuel Francis Du Pont: Male
Samuel Francis Du Pont: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Admiral
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; bequest of May DuPont Saulsbury, 1927
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.65.22
Provenance
May DuPont Saulsbury [Mrs. Willard Saulsbury Jr., 1854-1927]; bequest to Smithsonian Institution 1927; transferred 1965 to NPG.