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Artist
Jarvis F. Hanks, 1799 - 1853
Sitter
Unidentified Man
Formerly identified as
John Pendleton Kennedy, 25 Oct 1795 - 18 Aug 1870
Date
n.d.a.
Type
Silhouette
Medium
Black paper
Dimensions
Image: 8 × 4 cm (3 1/8 × 1 9/16")
Sheet: 11.8 × 8 cm (4 5/8 × 3 1/8")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Visor
Unidentified Man: Male
John Pendleton Kennedy: Male
John Pendleton Kennedy: Military\Navy\Secretary of the Navy
John Pendleton Kennedy: Education\Administrator\University\Trustee
John Pendleton Kennedy: Literature\Writer\Novelist
John Pendleton Kennedy: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Maryland
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Margaret Garber Blue
