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Artist
John Hesselius, 1728 - 9 Apr 1778
Sitter
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, 1723 - 16 Nov 1790
Date
c. 1760-70
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
126 x 100.5cm (49 5/8 x 39 9/16")
Frame: 138.7 x 114.9 x 5.1cm (54 5/8 x 45 1/4 x 2")
Topic
Interior
Printed Material\Book
Home Furnishings\Drape
Weapon\Sword
Architecture\Column
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer: Male
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Maryland
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Revolutionary
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.70.43
Provenance
Mrs. Lillie T.C. Jenifer Mitchell, LaPlata, Md., 1937; her son J. Hanson Mitchell; his son John Hanson Mitchell; purchased 1970 NPG.