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Artist
John Horsburgh, 1835 - 1924
Sitter
James Paris Lee, 9 Aug 1831 - 24 Feb 1904
Date
1889
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 127.3 x 101.9 x 2.5cm (50 1/8 x 40 1/8 x 1")
Frame: 158.8 x 133.7 x 10.2cm (62 1/2 x 52 5/8 x 4")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Home Furnishings\Clock
James Paris Lee: Male
Portrait
Place
United Kingdom\Scotland\Edinburgh
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert Lee Morris, Jr. and Frances Mathews Morris
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.2011.59
Provenance
Descended through the sitter's family to the current owner
