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Commencement Day, Yale College

Commencement Day, Yale College
Artist
John Sartain, 24 Oct 1808 - 25 Oct 1897
Copy after
J. Horace & Henry M. Wells (Photographer)
Sitter
Jeremiah Day, 1773 - 1867
Theodore Dwight Woolsey, 1801 - 1889
Benjamin Silliman, 8 Aug 1779 - 24 Nov 1864
Date
1860
Type
Print
Medium
Mezzotint on paper
Dimensions
Image: 13.4 × 21.6 cm (5 1/4 × 8 1/2")
Sheet: 15.5 × 24 cm (6 1/8 × 9 7/16")
Topic
Printed Material\Book
Printed Material\Papers
Print
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Jeremiah Day: Male
Jeremiah Day: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator
Theodore Dwight Woolsey: Male
Theodore Dwight Woolsey: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University president
Benjamin Silliman: Male
Benjamin Silliman: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Benjamin Silliman: Science and Technology\Scientist
Benjamin Silliman: Literature\Writer\Scientific writer
Benjamin Silliman: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Benjamin Silliman: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
Benjamin Silliman: Education and Scholarship\Founder\College
Benjamin Silliman: Science and Technology\Scientist\Naturalist
Benjamin Silliman: Science and Technology\Scientist\Chemist
Benjamin Silliman: Science and Technology\Scientist\Earth scientist\Geologist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.86.41
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view