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Artist
John Plumbe, Jr., 13 Jul 1809 - 28 May 1857
Sitter
Samuel Ringgold, 1796 - 11 May 1846
Date
1847
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 29.9 × 19.4 cm (11 3/4 × 7 5/8")
Sheet: 32.9 × 26.3 cm (12 15/16 × 10 3/8")
Book closed: 33.5 × 27 × 1 cm (13 3/16 × 10 5/8")
Book open: 33.5 × 53.5 × 1.2 cm (13 3/16 × 21 1/16")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Eagle
Religious\Angel
Symbols & Motifs\Putti
Samuel Ringgold: Male
Samuel Ringgold: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer
Samuel Ringgold: Science and Technology\Engineer\Military engineer
Portrait
Place
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution