John Syng Dorsey, M.D.
1819
Artist, American, 1790 - 1830
Artist, American, 1795 - 1887

Artwork overview
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Medium
engraving in black on wove paper
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Credit Line
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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