Major-General Henry Dearborn

Gilbert Stuart, 1812

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Major-General Henry Dearborn, 1812. Oil on mahogany panel.

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Oil on mahogany panel · 71.5 × 57.1 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Major-General Henry Dearborn
Artist: Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755–1828)
Date: 1812
Medium: Oil on mahogany panel
Dimensions: 71.5 × 57.1 cm (28 3/16 × 22 1/2 in.)
Credit line: Friends of American Art Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1755–1828

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