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Artist
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896
Sitter
Edwin Forrest, 9 Mar 1806 - 12 Dec 1872
Date
c. 1842
Type
Photograph
Medium
Quarter-plate daguerreotype
Dimensions
Image/Sight: 8.9 × 7 cm (3 1/2 × 2 3/4")
Mat: 10 × 8.2 cm (3 15/16 × 3 1/4")
Case open: 11.2 × 19 × 1.2 cm (4 7/16 × 7 1/2 × 1/2")
Case closed: 11.2 × 9.6 × 1.6 cm (4 7/16 × 3 3/4 × 5/8")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Cased object
Edwin Forrest: Male
Edwin Forrest: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Edwin Forrest: Performing Arts\Theater manager
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Edwin Forrest Home for Retired Actors
