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Artist
Louis Mayer, 26 Nov 1869 - 1969
Sitter
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz, 28 May 1807 - 14 Dec 1873
Date
1913
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
88.9cm x 76.2cm (35" x 30"), Accurate
Topic
Exterior\Landscape\Rural
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz: Male
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz: Literature\Writer
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz: Science and Technology\Scientist
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Historian
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz: Science and Technology\Scientist\Naturalist
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz: Science and Technology\Scientist\Earth scientist\Geologist
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz: Science and Technology\Scientist\Biologist\Zoologist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Museum of Natural History
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Object number
NPG.66.15
Provenance
Found in Geology division of National Museum of Natural History, December Dec. 1955; transferred to NPG 1955, accessioned 1966.