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Artist
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896
Sitter
Walt Whitman, 31 May 1819 - 26 Mar 1892
Date
c. 1867
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 24 × 18.8 cm (9 7/16 × 7 3/8")
Mount: 30.6 × 22.8 cm (12 1/16 × 9")
Mat (Verified): 56 × 40.7 cm (22 1/16 × 16")
Topic
Interior
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Flowers
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Walt Whitman: Male
Walt Whitman: Literature\Writer\Poet
Walt Whitman: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
Walt Whitman: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
Walt Whitman: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Feinberg
