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Artist
Charles Peale Polk, 17 Mar 1767 - 6 May 1822
Sitter
John Sessford, 1776 - 1862
Date
c. 1803-10
Type
Print
Medium
Verre églomisé
Dimensions
Glass: 14.1cm x 12.1cm (5 9/16" x 4 3/4")
Frame: 21.8cm x 20.1cm (8 9/16" x 7 15/16")
Topic
John Sessford: Male
John Sessford: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist
John Sessford: Literature\Writer\Historical
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Estate of William Woodville, VIII