# Samuel Jones Tilden

**Thomas Hicks** (18 Oct 1823 - 8 Oct 1890)  
c. 1870  
Oil on artist board  
38cm x 30cm (14 15/16" x 11 13/16"), Accurate

Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, NPG.75.38. [The museum's record](https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.75.38).

## About this work

Thomas Hicks painted this in about 1870, aged 47. It is now at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

Artist: Thomas Hicks, Sitter: Samuel Jones Tilden, Current owner: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

_Description from the National Portrait Gallery._

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Thomas Hicks](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/thomas-hicks)

18 Oct 1823 - 8 Oct 1890

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- The artist was 47
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: Presidential candidate, Legislators, Neckwear, Government, Dress accessories, Portraits, Home Furnishings, Lawyers
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

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