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Alexander Turney Stewart

Alexander Turney Stewart
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Artist
Thomas Le Clear, 11 Mar 1818 - 26 Nov 1882
Sitter
Alexander Turney Stewart, 12 Oct 1803 - 10 Apr 1876
Date
1863
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Accurate: 127 x 100 cm (50 x 39 3/8")
Frame: 144.6 × 117.5 × 7.3 cm (56 15/16 × 46 1/4 × 2 7/8")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Printed Material\Newspaper
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Alexander Turney Stewart: Male
Alexander Turney Stewart: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
Alexander Turney Stewart: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant\Dry-goods merchant
Alexander Turney Stewart: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Retail executive
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.81.21
Provenance
Mrs. Prescott H. Butler; gift to New York Chamber of Commerce; purchased 1981 NPG
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view