54 3/4 x 36 in. (139.1 x 91.4 cm)
Framed: 61 1/2 x 42 in. (156.2 x 106.7 cm)
Accession Number
2005.016.035
Credit Line
Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives
Object Details
In Charles Fairman’s Art and Artists of the Capitol (1926), Speaker Joseph Cannon’s portrait is described as a "thoroughly attractive” work, combining good technique with a convincing likeness of the sitter. William T. Smedley, who studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with Thomas Eakins, had a successful early career as an illustrator, which segued to portrait commissions by the turn of the 20th century.