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Artist
C. Kuhn, acitve c. 1857
Copy after
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896 (Photographer)
Sitter
Elisha Kent Kane, 3 Feb 1820 - 16 Feb 1857
Date
1857
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph with tintstone on paper
Dimensions
Image: 37.5 x 30.7cm (14 3/4 x 12 1/16")
Sheet: 51.8 x 41.7cm (20 3/8 x 16 7/16")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Elisha Kent Kane: Male
Elisha Kent Kane: Medicine and Health\Physician\Surgeon
Elisha Kent Kane: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer\Arctic
Elisha Kent Kane: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
