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Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg

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Date

1881

Artist

Samuel B. Waugh (after Joseph Wright)

Dimensions

Sight: 48 1/2 x 36 1/4 in. (123.2 x 92.1 cm) Framed: 62 1/2 x 50 1/4 x 5 in. (158.8 x 127.6 x 12.7 cm)

Accession Number

2005.016.001

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The portrait of the first Speaker was given to the House of Representatives by the state of Pennsylvania in 1881. A copy after Joseph Wright’s 1790 portrait of Frederick Muhlenberg, the Speaker is shown signing House Bill 65, “An Act to regulate trade and intercourse with Indian tribes,” which occurred on July 20, 1790. The likeness bears out contemporary descriptions of Muhlenberg’s rosy complexion and ample dimensions.

Rights and Reproduction Information

Objects

Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.
Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.

People

MUHLENBERG, Frederick Augustus Conrad
MUHLENBERG, Frederick Augustus Conrad

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