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Elisha Kent Kane

Elisha Kent Kane
Artist
Thomas Hicks, 18 Oct 1823 - 8 Oct 1890
Sitter
Elisha Kent Kane, 3 Feb 1820 - 16 Feb 1857
Date
c. 1860
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Stretcher: 35.9 × 30.8 × 1.7 cm (14 1/8 × 12 1/8 × 11/16")
Frame: 36.8 × 32.1 cm (14 1/2 × 12 5/8")
Topic
Weapon\Gun\Rifle
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table\Writing table
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lantern
Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Fur
Interior\Vehicle\Ship
Elisha Kent Kane: Male
Elisha Kent Kane: Medicine and Health\Physician\Surgeon
Elisha Kent Kane: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer\Arctic
Elisha Kent Kane: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.91.95
Provenance
A.G. Hetherington [on label]. (Sotheby’s New York, 24 September 1986, lot 182); Richard Manney; (Sotheby’s, New York, 11 October 1991, lot 193); purchased NPG
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view
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