IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
This media is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.
Artist
Unidentified Artist
Copy after
Charles Willson Peale, 15 Apr 1741 - 22 Feb 1827
Sitter
George Clymer, 16 Mar 1739 - 25 Jan 1813
Date
c. 1807-10
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
77.5cm x 63.5cm (30 1/2" x 25"), Accurate
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
George Clymer: Male
George Clymer: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman
George Clymer: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration
George Clymer: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania
George Clymer: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Banker
George Clymer: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
George Clymer: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of W.B. Shubrick Clymer
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.72.5
Provenance
William Read [1767-1846]; his daughter Mary Read [1799-1875, Mrs. Coleman Fisher]; her son William Read Fisher; his sister Sally Read Fisher; her nephew George Clymer [d. 1953]; his widow [d. 1969]; her son W.B.Shubrick Clymer, Harrisville, N.H.; gift 1972 to NPG.
