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George Caleb Bingham Self-Portrait

George Caleb Bingham Self-Portrait
Artist
George Caleb Bingham, 20 Mar 1811 - 7 Jul 1879
Sitter
George Caleb Bingham, 20 Mar 1811 - 7 Jul 1879
Date
c. 1849-50
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on copper
Dimensions
Support: 7.6 x 6.4cm (3 x 2 1/2"), Accurate
Frame: 11.7 x 10.2cm (4 5/8 x 4"), Accurate
Topic
Interior
Miniature
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Self-portrait
George Caleb Bingham: Male
George Caleb Bingham: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
George Caleb Bingham: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Genre painter
George Caleb Bingham: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Landscape painter
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.79.46
Provenance
Eliza K. Thomas Bingham [wife of artist]; her brother William Thomas; his granddaughter Eleanor Cook, Lake Charles, La.; (Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York); purchased 1979 NPG
Letter from Eleanor Cook to Marvin Sadik, n.d.; Hirschl & Adler, memorandum January 2, 1979
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view