John Syng Dorsey, M.D.

1819

Charles Goodman

Artist, American, 1790 - 1830

Robert Piggot

Artist, American, 1795 - 1887

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.22 × 9.84 cm (4 13/16 × 3 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 18.73 × 11.59 cm (7 3/8 × 4 9/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2015.19.3619


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 10
Text at bottom on plate:
Painted by T Sully. / Engraved by C. Goodman & R Piggot / As a Memorial of a Beloved Preceptor, / This Portrait of the Late / John Syng Dorsey M.D. / Professor of Anatomy in the University of Pennsylvania / Was caused to be Engraved by his Private Pupils [last line of incription has been trimmed]

Wikidata ID

Q77015117


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