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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Sitter
Martin Van Buren, 5 Dec 1782 - 24 Jul 1862
Date
c. 1837
Type
Painting
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
9.2cm x 7cm (3 5/8" x 2 3/4"), Accurate
Topic
Miniature
Martin Van Buren: Male
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Martin Van Buren: Politics and Government\State Senator\New York
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Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. Robert Timpson Conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.80.14
Provenance
Mrs. Robert Timpson, Southampton, N.Y.; gift to NPG