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John Sartain Self-Portrait

John Sartain Self-Portrait
Artist
John Sartain, 24 Oct 1808 - 25 Oct 1897
Copy after
Marcus Aurelius Root, 1808 - 1888
Sitter
John Sartain, 24 Oct 1808 - 25 Oct 1897
Date
c. 1848
Type
Print
Medium
Mezzotint on paper
Dimensions
Image: 12.7 × 10.2 cm (5 × 4")
Sheet: 28 × 20.8 cm (11 × 8 3/16")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Home Furnishings\Drape
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Monocle
Self-portrait
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement
John Sartain: Visual Arts\Artist
John Sartain: Male
John Sartain: Visual Arts\Artist\Printmaker\Engraver
John Sartain: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor
John Sartain: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Marvin Sadik
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.80.225
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view