Date

1809

Artist

Thomas Sully, 19 Jun 1783 - 5 Nov 1872

Derived from

Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828

Sitter

James Madison, 16 Mar 1751 - 28 Jun 1836

Provenance

Frederick Edwin Church [1826-1900], New York; Gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1877; Gift to NPG, 2019.

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Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift from the Trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of Art (Gift of Frederic Edwin Church) The Corcoran Gallery of Art, one of the country’s first private museums, was established in 1869 to promote art and American genius. In 2014 the Works from the Corcoran Collection were distributed to institutions in Washington, D.C.

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Object number

NPG.2019.32

Type

Painting

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Medium

Oil on panel

Dimensions

Sight: 68.3 × 48.6 cm (26 7/8 × 19 1/8")

Panel: 69.9 × 49.5 × 3.8 cm (27 1/2 × 19 1/2 × 1 1/2")

Frame: 97.6 × 78.1 × 5.7 cm (38 7/16 × 30 3/4 × 2 1/4")