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William George Fargo

William George Fargo
Artist
Thomas Le Clear, 11 Mar 1818 - 26 Nov 1882
Sitter
William George Fargo, 20 May 1818 - 3 Aug 1881
Date
c. 1855
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Frame: 115.3 x 90.2 x 8.9cm (45 3/8 x 35 1/2 x 3 1/2")
Stretcher: 91.4 × 73.5 × 2.4 cm (36 × 28 15/16 × 15/16")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk
William George Fargo: Male
William George Fargo: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive
William George Fargo: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Shipping
William George Fargo: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\Buffalo, NY
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Erie\Buffalo
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.2012.24
Provenance
Mary Carver Fargo [Mrs. Louis Jephthah Balliett], sitter’s granddaughter; Fargo Balliett, Jr.; (Clifford Buisch, Bennington, Vt.); purchased NPG 2012
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view
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