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Artist
Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828
Sitter
Fisher Ames, 9 Apr 1758 - 4 Jul 1808
Date
c. 1807
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
Stretcher: 77.5 x 64.1 x 3.8cm (30 1/2 x 25 1/4 x 1 1/2")
Frame: 89.2 x 75.6 x 8.9cm (35 1/8 x 29 3/4 x 3 1/2")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Printed Material\Book
Fisher Ames: Male
Fisher Ames: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Fisher Ames: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts
Fisher Ames: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Company president
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of George Cabot Lodge
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.79.215
Provenance
Henry Cabot Lodge; his son George C. Lodge; gift to NPG 1979