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Artist
Jonothan Downs, active c. 1846
Sitter
Samuel Ringgold, 1796 - 11 May 1846
Date
1846
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on chine collé
Dimensions
Image: 42.9 x 43.1 cm (16 7/8 x 16 15/16")
Sheet: 47.8 x 49.5 cm (18 13/16 x 19 1/2")
Topic
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree
Weapon\Sword
Exterior\Landscape\Battleground
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
Costume\Headgear\Military\Shako
Weapon\Cannon
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Eagle
Music\Musical instrument\Lyre
Human Figures\Soldier
Weapon\Cannonball
Samuel Ringgold: Male
Samuel Ringgold: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer
Samuel Ringgold: Science and Technology\Engineer\Military engineer
Portrait
Place
United States\Maryland\Baltimore Independent City\Baltimore
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Estate of William Woodville, VIII