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English: Joseph Smith Senior, the father of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Joseph Sr. was also one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, which Mormons believe was translated by Joseph Jr. from the Golden Plates. In 1833 Joseph Sr. was named the first Presiding Patriarch of the Church of Christ, which was renamed to the Church of the Latter Day Saints.
Date Painted prior to death of Lucy Mack Smith on May 14, 1856
Source Painting of Joseph Smith, Sr. located at the Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial, by an "Unknown" author on prior to May 14, 1856.
Author Unknown authorUnknown author
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This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
This work was never published prior to January 1, 2003, and is currently in the public domain in the United States because it meets one of the following conditions:
  • its author died before 1954;
  • the death date of its author is not known, and it was created before 1904;
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The above provisions are contained in 17 U.S.C. § 303. See also this page for more information.

The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
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