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Artist
John Singer Sargent, 12 Jan 1856 - 15 Apr 1925
Sitter
Leonard Wood, 9 Oct 1860 - 7 Aug 1927
Date
1903
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
76.5 x 63.8cm (30 1/8 x 25 1/8")
Frame: 91.4 x 78.7 x 6.4cm (36 x 31 x 2 1/2")
Topic
Symbols & Motifs\Medal
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet
Leonard Wood: Male
Leonard Wood: Politics and Government\Governor
Leonard Wood: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\World War I army officer
Leonard Wood: Medicine and Health\Physician\Army\Surgeon
Leonard Wood: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General
Portrait
Place
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.96.50
Provenance
(Sotheby’s New York, May 22, 1996, lot 30); purchased NPG
