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Josiah Quincy

Artist

Thomas Crawford (American 1813–1857)

Date

1845

Medium

Plaster

Dimensions

34 7/8 x 24 3/16 x 11 5/8 in. (88.6 x 61.5 x 29.6 cm) (integral base)

Description

Photograph by Jerry L. Thompson for the Boston Athenæum.

Inscription

Inscribed on reverse: HON. JOSIAH QUNICY. PREST HARVARD UNIVERSITY./1845 AETATIS 74″

Credit Line

Gift of Eliza Susan Quincy, daughter of the sitter, 1852

Object Number

UH19