Men of Progress
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Object Details
- Artist
- Christian Schussele, 16 Apr 1824 - 1879
- Sitter
- William Thomas Green Morton, 9 Aug 1819 - 15 Jul 1868
- James Bogardus, 14 Mar 1800 - 13 Apr 1874
- Samuel Colt, 19 Jul 1814 - 10 Jan 1862
- Cyrus Hall McCormick, 15 Feb 1809 - 13 May 1884
- Joseph Saxton, 22 Mar 1799 - 26 Oct 1873
- Peter Cooper, 12 Feb 1791 - 4 Apr 1883
- Charles Goodyear, 29 Dec 1800 - 1 Jul 1860
- Joseph Henry, 17 Dec 1797 - 13 May 1878
- Jordan Lawrence Mott, 12 Oct 1799 - 1866
- Eliphalet Nott, 25 Jun 1773 - 29 Jan 1866
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 27 Apr 1791 - 2 Apr 1872
- Henry Burden, 22 Apr 1791 - 19 Jan 1871
- Richard March Hoe, 12 Sep 1812 - 7 Jun 1886
- Erastus Brigham Bigelow, 2 Apr 1814 - 6 Dec 1879
- Isaiah Jennings, 1792 - 1862
- Thomas Blanchard, 24 Jun 1788 - 16 Apr 1864
- Elias Howe, 9 Jul 1819 - 3 Oct 1867
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Conserved with funds from the Smithsonian Women's Committee
- c. 1859
- Object number
- NPG.98.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Watercolor on paper
- Dimensions
- Image/Sheet: 33.8 x 52.4 cm (13 5/16 x 20 5/8")
- Mount: 34.6 x 52.9 cm (13 5/8 x 20 13/16")
- Mat: 55.9 x 71.1 cm (22 x 28")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Interior
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
- Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses\Pince-nez
- Architecture\Column
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Carpet
- Tool
- Isaiah Jennings: Male
- Isaiah Jennings: Medicine and Health\Dentist
- Isaiah Jennings: Science and Technology\Inventor\Dental
- Isaiah Jennings: Science and Technology\Inventor\Firearms
- Joseph Henry: Male
- Joseph Henry: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor
- Joseph Henry: Science and Technology\Scientist\Physicist
- Joseph Henry: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Smithsonian Institution\Secretary of Smithsonian Institution
- Elias Howe: Male
- Elias Howe: Science and Technology\Inventor\Sewing machine
- Elias Howe: Crafts and Trades\Machinist
- William Thomas Green Morton: Male
- William Thomas Green Morton: Literature\Writer\Medical writer
- William Thomas Green Morton: Science and Technology\Inventor\Medical
- William Thomas Green Morton: Medicine and Health\Dentist
- William Thomas Green Morton: Medicine and Health\Physician\Anaesthetist
- Charles Goodyear: Male
- Charles Goodyear: Science and Technology\Inventor
- Charles Goodyear: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Rubber
- Charles Goodyear: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant\Retailer
- James Bogardus: Male
- James Bogardus: Visual Arts\Artist\Medalist
- James Bogardus: Science and Technology\Inventor
- James Bogardus: Science and Technology\Engineer\Structural engineer
- Joseph Saxton: Male
- Joseph Saxton: Science and Technology\Inventor
- Joseph Saxton: Crafts and Trades\Clockmaker
- Jordan Lawrence Mott: Male
- Jordan Lawrence Mott: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Patron of the arts
- Jordan Lawrence Mott: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
- Jordan Lawrence Mott: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Iron
- Cyrus Hall McCormick: Male
- Cyrus Hall McCormick: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer
- Cyrus Hall McCormick: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
- Cyrus Hall McCormick: Science and Technology\Inventor
- Cyrus Hall McCormick: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Historical society administrator\President
- Henry Burden: Male
- Henry Burden: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Entrepreneur
- Henry Burden: Science and Technology\Inventor
- Henry Burden: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Iron
- Henry Burden: Crafts and Trades\Metalworker\Ironmaster
- Henry Burden: Business and Finance\Transportation\Shipbuilder
- Erastus Brigham Bigelow: Male
- Erastus Brigham Bigelow: Science and Technology\Inventor\Loom
- Erastus Brigham Bigelow: Education and Scholarship\Founder\Technical institute
- Samuel Colt: Male
- Samuel Colt: Science and Technology\Inventor
- Samuel Colt: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Firearms
- Thomas Blanchard: Male
- Thomas Blanchard: Science and Technology\Inventor
- Richard March Hoe: Male
- Richard March Hoe: Science and Technology\Inventor\Press
- Eliphalet Nott: Male
- Eliphalet Nott: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\President
- Eliphalet Nott: Science and Technology\Inventor
- Eliphalet Nott: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister
- Peter Cooper: Male
- Peter Cooper: Business and Finance\Businessperson
- Peter Cooper: Education and Scholarship\Founder\School
- Peter Cooper: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer
- Peter Cooper: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist
- Peter Cooper: Science and Technology\Inventor
- Peter Cooper: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Iron
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Male
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Journalism and Media\Journalist
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Visual Arts\Art instructor
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Education and Scholarship\Founder\College
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Science and Technology\Inventor
- Samuel Finley Breese Morse: Science and Technology\Inventor\Telegraph
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.98.16
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4df9cd24d-8ef0-4933-847d-2ec714e3560b
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