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Attribution
John Trumbull, 6 Jun 1756 - 10 Nov 1843
Sitter
John Rutledge, 1739 - 18 Jul 1800
Date
c. 1791
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on mahogany panel
Dimensions
Sight: 8.6 x 7.6cm (3 3/8 x 3")
Frame: 17.5 x 16.5 x 3.8cm (6 7/8 x 6 1/2 x 1 1/2")
Topic
Miniature
John Rutledge: Male
John Rutledge: Politics and Government\Statesman\Signer of Constitution
John Rutledge: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice\Chief Justice of US
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.97.190
Provenance
(Christie’s East, New York, June 23, 1995, lot 25: “Property from an East Coast Educational Institution”); Purchased with Marvin Sadik (Samuel Herrup, Sheffield, Mass.); purchased 1997 NPG