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Artist
Charles Fraser, 1782 - 1860
Copy after
Rembrandt Peale, 22 Feb 1778 - 3 Oct 1860
Sitter
David Ramsay, 2 Apr 1749 - 8 May 1815
Date
c. 1835
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pencil on paper
Dimensions
Image: 8.2 × 6.7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 5/8")
Sheet: 17 × 13.7 cm (6 11/16 × 5 3/8")
Topic
David Ramsay: Male
David Ramsay: Politics and Government\Congressman\Continental congressman
David Ramsay: Medicine and Health\Physician
David Ramsay: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Historian
David Ramsay: Politics and Government\State Legislator\South Carolina
David Ramsay: Politics and Government\State Senator\South Carolina
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution