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Artist
Thomas Buchanan Read, 12 Mar 1822 - 11 May 1872
Sitter
Philip Henry Sheridan, 6 Mar 1831 - 5 Aug 1888
Date
1871
Type
Sculpture
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
56cm (22 1/16"), Accurate
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Goatee
Philip Henry Sheridan: Male
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of Benjamin Bell, 1952
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.66.73
Provenance
Benjamin Bell; gift to the National Collection of Fine Arts (now Smithsonian American Art Museum) 1952; transferred to NPG 1967
