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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

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