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Benjamin Rush

Engraver James Barton Longacre American
After Thomas Sully American
Sitter Benjamin Rush American
1835–40
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Benjamin Rush
  • Engraver: James Barton Longacre (American, Delaware County, Pennsylvania 1794–1869 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Artist: After Thomas Sully (American, Horncastle, Lincolnshire 1783–1872 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Sitter: Benjamin Rush (American, 1745–1813)
  • Date: 1835–40
  • Medium: Stipple and engraving
  • Dimensions: Image: 3 7/8 × 3 5/16 in. (9.8 × 8.4 cm)
    Sheet: 9 1/16 × 5 3/8 in. (23 × 13.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.987
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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