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Artist
B. B. Ellis
Copy after
Pierre Eugène Du Simitière, c. 1736 - 1784
Sitter
Charles Thomson, 29 Nov 1729 - 16 Aug 1824
Date
1783
Type
Print
Medium
Stipple engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 11.1 x 9.2 cm (4 3/8 x 3 5/8")
Sheet: 26.7 x 20.3 cm (10 1/2 x 8")
Topic
Illustration
Charles Thomson: Male
Charles Thomson: Literature\Writer
Charles Thomson: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman
Charles Thomson: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
Charles Thomson: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
Charles Thomson: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Translator
Charles Thomson: Crafts and Trades\Culinary Arts\Distiller
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
