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James Monroe

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Artist

Samuel F. B. Morse (1791–1872)

Date

1819

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

29 1/4 x 24 1/4 in. (74.3 x 61.6 cm)

Credit Line

Athenæum purchase, 1863

Object Number

UR167