His Excellency Samuel Huntington, President of Congress

Multiple artists/makers

May 15, 1783

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: His Excellency Samuel Huntington, President of Congress
Series/Portfolio: Portraits of Generals, Ministers, Magistrates, Members of Congress and others who have become Illustrious in the Revolution of the Thirteen United States of America, London 1783
Engraver: Benjamin Beale Evans (British, ca. 1765–1824)
Artist: After Pierre Eugène du Simitière (American (born Switzerland), Geneva 1737–1784 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Publisher: Robert Wilkinson (British, active 1758–1825)
Sitter: Samuel Huntington (American, Windham, Connecticut 1731–1796 Norwich, Connecticut)
Date: May 15, 1783
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Image: 4 7/16 × 3 5/8 in. (11.2 × 9.2 cm)
Plate: 5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (13.9 × 10.8 cm)
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 6 5/8 in. (22.5 × 16.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Object Number: 24.90.702(12)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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