Portrait of Samuel Armitage

Thomas Birch, c. 1840

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Portrait of Samuel Armitage, c. 1840. Oil on ivory.

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Oil on ivory · H.: 6.7 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Portrait of Samuel Armitage
Artist: Thomas Birch American, 1779–1851
Date: c. 1840
Medium: Oil on ivory
Dimensions: H.: 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in.)
Credit line: Mary Louise Stevenson Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1779–1851

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