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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Sitter
William Austin Burt, 13 Jun 1792 - 18 Aug 1858
Date
c. 1845
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 76.3cm x 63.5cm (30 1/16" x 25")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
William Austin Burt: Male
William Austin Burt: Science and Technology\Surveyor
William Austin Burt: Law and Crime\Justice of the Peace
William Austin Burt: Science and Technology\Inventor
William Austin Burt: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster
William Austin Burt: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Michigan
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. Philip Burt Fisher