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Artist
Burnet Reading, active 1776 - 1822
Copy after
Pierre Eugène Du Simitière, c. 1736 - 1784
Publisher
William Richardson
Sitter
Samuel Huntington, 3 Jul 1731 - 5 Jan 1796
Date
1783
Type
Print
Medium
Stipple engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 7 × 5.7 cm (2 3/4 × 2 1/4")
Sheet: 26.5 × 18.7 cm (10 7/16 × 7 3/8")
Topic
Samuel Huntington: Male
Samuel Huntington: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Samuel Huntington: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman
Samuel Huntington: Politics and Government\Statesman\Colonial statesman\Signer of Declaration
Samuel Huntington: Politics and Government\Governor\Connecticut
Samuel Huntington: Law and Crime\Jurist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
