The portrait of james parton (1822–1891). Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1868. Place of creation: United States of America. Dimensions: height: 93.5 cm (36.8 in); width: 73.5 cm (28.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: James Parton. Collection: National Portrait Gallery. James Parton by Oliver Ingraham Lay (1868)