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Artist
Robert Fulton, 14 Nov 1765 - 25 Feb 1815
Sitter
Joel Barlow, 24 Mar 1754 - 26 Dec 1812
Date
1805
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
38.7cm x 32.3cm (15 1/4" x 12 11/16"), Accurate
Topic
Joel Barlow: Male
Joel Barlow: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Joel Barlow: Literature\Writer
Joel Barlow: Literature\Writer\Poet
Joel Barlow: Journalism and Media\Journalist
Joel Barlow: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Audrey Barlow Orndorff
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.83.249
Provenance
Samuel L. M. Barlow [1892-1982]; his daughter Audrey Barlow [Mrs. W. Ridgely Orndorff], West Palm Beach; purchased 1983 NPG
According to the Frick Art Reference Library it was originally owned by Montgomery Livingston; purchased from his estate by J. Thurston Livingston; given to Adams Express Co.; gift to Samuel L.M. Barlow. Information from a paper attached to back.
