Date

1900

Artist

William Thomas Mathews, 7 May 1821 - 11 Jan 1905

Sitter

William McKinley, 29 Jan 1843 - 14 Sep 1901

Provenance

Purchased by the Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1901; 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 (Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund) 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.2019.36

Type

Painting

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

Stretcher: 76.8 × 64.1 × 2.2 cm (30 1/4 × 25 1/4 × 7/8")

Frame: 100.3 × 86.7 × 9.2 cm (39 1/2 × 34 1/8 × 3 5/8")

Sight: 74.3 × 61.6 cm (29 1/4 × 24 1/4")