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Artist
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
Edwin McMasters Stanton, 19 Dec 1814 - 24 Dec 1869
Date
c. 1865
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/sheet: 8.6 x 5.4 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/8")
Mount: 9.8 x 5.9 cm (3 7/8 x 2 3/8")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Edwin McMasters Stanton: Male
Edwin McMasters Stanton: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Edwin McMasters Stanton: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\US Attorney General
Edwin McMasters Stanton: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
