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Artist
Samuel Lovett Waldo, 6 Apr 1783 - 16 Feb 1861
William Jewett, 1792 - 1874
Sitter
Anson Greene Phelps, 24 Mar 1781 - 30 Nov 1853
Date
1854
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
91.5cm x 73.5cm (36" x 28 15/16"), Accurate
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Interior\Interior with Exterior View
Printed Material\Papers
Home Furnishings\Drape
Anson Greene Phelps: Male
Anson Greene Phelps: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Importer
Anson Greene Phelps: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
Anson Greene Phelps: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Phelps Dodge Foundation
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.71.42
Provenance
L. Weil, Chevy Chase, Maryland; purchased 1971 NPG.
