IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
This media is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.
Artist
John Sartain, 24 Oct 1808 - 25 Oct 1897
Copy after
J. Horace & Henry M. Wells
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 Law Enforcement\Lawyer
Benjamin Silliman: Science and Technology\Scientist
Benjamin Silliman: Literature\Writer\Scientific
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
