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Artist
Robert Gordon Hardie, 1854 - 1904
Sitter
Samuel Pierpont Langley, 22 Aug 1834 - 27 Feb 1906
Date
1893
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
76.2cm x 63.5cm (30" x 25"), Accurate
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Samuel Pierpont Langley: Male
Samuel Pierpont Langley: Literature\Writer\Scientific writer
Samuel Pierpont Langley: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
Samuel Pierpont Langley: Science and Technology\Scientist\Physicist
Samuel Pierpont Langley: Science and Technology\Inventor
Samuel Pierpont Langley: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Smithsonian Institution\Secretary of Smithsonian Institution
Samuel Pierpont Langley: Science and Technology\Scientist\Astronomer
Samuel Pierpont Langley: Science and Technology\Aviator\Aeronaut
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian American Art Museum
