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Artist
Daniel Huntington, 14 Oct 1816 - 18 Apr 1906
Sitter
Washington Irving, 3 Apr 1783 - 28 Nov 1859
Date
c. 1840
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 45.7 x 33cm (18 x 13")
Frame: 63.5 x 50.2 x 4.4cm (25 x 19 3/4 x 1 3/4")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Washington Irving: Male
Washington Irving: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Washington Irving: Politics and Government\Diplomat
Washington Irving: Literature\Writer\Novelist
Washington Irving: Literature\Writer\Historical
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.69.23
Provenance
(Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York); purchased 1969 NPG.