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Artist
Philip Alexius de László, 1869 - 1937
Sitter
Charles Evans Hughes, 11 Apr 1862 - 27 Aug 1948
Date
1921
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 90.2 x 69.9 x 2.5cm (35 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 1")
Frame: 111.8 x 91.4 x 8.9cm (44 x 36 x 3 1/2")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Charles Evans Hughes: Male
Charles Evans Hughes: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Charles Evans Hughes: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Charles Evans Hughes: Politics and Government\Governor\New York
Charles Evans Hughes: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
Charles Evans Hughes: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice\Chief Justice of US
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; bequest of Chauncey L. Waddell
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.84.230
Provenance
Chauncey L. Waddell, New York, son-in-law of sitter [d. 1984]; bequest dated 1967 to NPG