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Death of Harrison

Artist: Nathaniel Currier, 27 Mar 1813 - 20 Nov 1888
Sitter: William Henry Harrison, 9 Feb 1773 - 4 Apr 1841; Thomas Ewing, 28 Dec 1789 - 26 Oct 1871; Daniel Webster, 18 Jan 1782 - 24 Oct 1852; Unidentified Man; Rev. Dr. Hawley; Unidentified Woman; Unidentified Man; Francis Granger, 1 Dec 1792 - 31 Aug 1868

Date: 1841

Type: Print

Medium: Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Dimensions: Image: 21.4 × 32.8 cm (8 7/16 × 12 15/16"); Sheet: 28.1 × 35.9 cm (11 1/16 × 14 1/8"); Mat: 40.6 × 55.9 cm (16 × 22")

Topic: Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair; Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table; Home Furnishings\Drape; Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bed; Home Furnishings\Furniture\Carpet; Artwork\Portrait; Unidentified Man: Male; Unidentified Woman: Female; Thomas Ewing: Male; Thomas Ewing: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury; Thomas Ewing: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Interior; Thomas Ewing: Politics and Government\US Senator\Ohio; Daniel Webster: Male; Daniel Webster: Law and Crime\Lawyer; Daniel Webster: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts; Daniel Webster: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State; Daniel Webster: Politics and Government\US Senator\Massachusetts; Daniel Webster: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New Hampshire; Daniel Webster: Education and Scholarship\Orator; Francis Granger: Male; Francis Granger: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York; Francis Granger: Law and Crime\Lawyer; Francis Granger: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New York; Francis Granger: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster\Postmaster General\US Postmaster General; William Henry Harrison: Male; William Henry Harrison: Politics and Government\Diplomat; William Henry Harrison: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General; William Henry Harrison: Politics and Government\President of US; William Henry Harrison: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Ohio; William Henry Harrison: Politics and Government\US Senator\Ohio; William Henry Harrison: Politics and Government\Governor\Indiana; William Henry Harrison: Congressional Gold Medal; Rev. Dr. Hawley: Male; Portrait

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Dr. Frank Stanton

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Object number: NPG.81.49

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery