George_Mason.jpg
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Summary
anonymous : Portrait of George Mason (1725-1792) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Boudet, Dominic W.
artist QS:P170,Q4233718,P1877,Q5804007
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Title |
Portrait of
George Mason
(1725-1792)
label QS:Len,"Portrait of
George Mason
(1725-1792)"
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Object type |
painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
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Genre | portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
Portrait of
George Mason
(1725-1792)
, American patriot, statesman, and delegate from Virginia to the U.S. Constitutional Convention. He is called the "Father of the Bill of Rights". For all of these reasons he is considered to be one of the "Founding Fathers" of the United States.
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Date |
1750
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium |
oil
medium QS:P186,Q296955
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Collection |
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Notes | Painted around the time of Mason’s first marriage. This is a copy of the original, which was ruined. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | http://web9r.durango.k12.co.us/grants/teachingamhistory/images/george_mason.jpg ( [1] ) |
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