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Artist
Charles Peale Polk, 17 Mar 1767 - 6 May 1822
Sitter
David Wiley, c. 1768 - c. 1813
Date
c. 1801
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Sight: 90.2 x 64.8cm (35 1/2 x 25 1/2")
Frame: 111.8 x 83.8 x 8.9cm (44 x 33 x 3 1/2")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Home Furnishings\Drape
Equipment\Scientific apparatus
David Wiley: Male
David Wiley: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
David Wiley: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
David Wiley: Science and Technology\Surveyor
David Wiley: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister
David Wiley: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Librarian
David Wiley: Literature\Editor\Journal
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
