John Witherspoon, Sixth President of Princeton University (1723–1794)
John Witherspoon, Sixth President of Princeton University (1723–1794)

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John Witherspoon, Sixth President of Princeton University (1723–1794)

after Charles Willson Peale or Rembrandt Peale, American, 1778–1860, 1741–1827; born Chester, MD; died Philadelphia, PA

American

PP554
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Mary Pitcairn Keating Lecture | Bart J. C. Devolder

Information

Title
John Witherspoon, Sixth President of Princeton University (1723–1794)
Maker
after Charles Willson Peale or Rembrandt Peale, American, 1778–1860
Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

77 × 64 cm (30 5/16 × 25 3/16 in.)
frame: 92.1 × 79.4 × 6.3 cm (36 1/4 × 31 1/4 × 2 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Princeton University, gift of the Princeton Club of New York

Object Number
PP554
Culture
American
Type
paintings, oil paintings
Materials
oil paint, canvas
Subject
presidents, professors, men, figures (representations), portraits

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