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Artist
William Baxter Palmer Closson, 1848 - 1926
Sitter
George Fuller, 17 Jan 1822 - 21 Mar 1884
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
53.4cm x 44.4cm (21" x 17 1/2"), Accurate
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
George Fuller: Male
George Fuller: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
George Fuller: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
George Fuller: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Landscape painter
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum; gift of Mrs. William Baxter Closson, 1940
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.85.5
Provenance
Mrs. William Baxter Closson, widow of artist; gift 1940 to Smithsonian; transferred 1985 to NPG