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Chester A. Arthur
Matthew Wilson1883
The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of The Union League of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, United States
Portrait of President Chester A. Arthur (1829-1886), 21st President of the United States. President Arthur is shown sporting his trademark mustache and long sideburns, against a brown background and looking to his left. The portrait is very skillfully executed, and the soft, smooth modeling of President Arthur’s face and hair reflects the artist’s training as a miniature painter.
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Details
- Title: Chester A. Arthur
- Creator: Matthew Wilson
- Date Created: 1883
- Physical Dimensions: height- 30 inches, width- 25 inches
- Provenance: Purchased by The Union League of Philadelphia, a patriotic society founded in 1862 to support Abraham Lincoln and the Union during the American Civil War, from the artist in 1892.
- Type: Oil painting
- Rights: The Abraham Lincoln Foundation of the Union League of Philadelphia. For questions regarding usage please contact archives@unionleague.org.
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Internal ID: 1892.1.1
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