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Artist
John B. Neagle, 4 Nov 1796 - 17 Sep 1865
Sitter
Robert Richford Roberts, 2 Aug 1778 - 26 Mar 1843
Date
c. 1840
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
76.2cm x 63.2cm (30" x 24 7/8"), Accurate
Topic
Robert Richford Roberts: Male
Robert Richford Roberts: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Prelate\Bishop
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.66.10
Provenance
Orleans Longacre, Spuyten Devil, New York, brother of J. B. Longacre, author of National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans . (Stanley Galleries, Washington, D.C.), as unidentified; purchased by Mrs. Neal McCord, Washington, D.C.; purchased 1966 by NPG.