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Artist
Burnet Reading, active 1776 - 1822
Copy after
Pierre Eugène Du Simitière, c. 1736 - 1784
Publisher
William Richardson
Sitter
Charles Thomson, 29 Nov 1729 - 16 Aug 1824
Date
1783
Type
Print
Medium
Stipple engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 7.3 x 6.1 cm (2 7/8 x 2 3/8")
Sheet: 25 x 19 cm (9 13/16 x 7 1/2")
Topic
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
