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1820

Portrait of William H. Klapp (1808-1855)

Robert Street

American, 1796 - 1865

Robert Street's portrait shows William H. Klapp as a distinguished student. The items in the painting's lower right corner display his well-rounded education: a globe representing geography, a marble bust and brushes with a palette illustrating the visual arts, and geometric ciphers and dividers symbolizing mathematics. Klapp's education would serve him well during his distinguished career as a physician.

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Robert Street, Portrait of William H. Klapp (1808-1855), 1820 | Philadelphia Museum of Art