Eliphalet Nott
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Library of Congress
Accession Number
S/NPG.66.32
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Art Historical Context
This 1845 print by Charles Fenderich presents a dignified portrait of Eliphalet Nott, capturing the prominent educator, minister, and inventor during the height of his influence. As president of Union College, Nott was known for his innovative leadership in American higher education and his contributions to scientific invention. The image, now part of the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery collection, serves as a visual record of a multifaceted figure whose work bridged religious, academic, and technological spheres in the antebellum era. Fenderich, a Swiss-born artist active in the Unit...