Portrait of J. L.

Benjamin Greenleaf: American, 1769 - 1821

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c. 1810/1818

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Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: reverse painting on glass
Dimensions: overall: 33.2 x 25.5 cm (13 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.) framed: 38.7 x 31.4 x 2.5 cm (15 1/4 x 12 3/8 x 1 in.)
Collection no.: 1953.5.41
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details

Benjamin Greenleaf. Portrait of J. L.. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

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Portrait of J. L. — Benjamin Greenleaf. c. 1810/1818.

Medium: reverse painting on glass.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 33.2 x 25.5 cm (13 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.) framed: 38.7 x 31.4 x 2.5 cm (15 1/4 x 12 3/8 x 1 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1953.5.41. Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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