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Artist
John Adams Whipple, 10 Sep 1822 - 10 Apr 1891
Sitter
Asa Gray, 18 Nov 1810 - 30 Jan 1888
Date
1861
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 9.1 × 5.8 cm (3 9/16 × 2 5/16")
Mount: 10.3 × 6.1 cm (4 1/16 × 2 3/8")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Home Furnishings\Drape
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Asa Gray: Male
Asa Gray: Science and Technology\Scientist\Biologist\Botanist
Asa Gray: Literature\Writer\Scientific writer
Asa Gray: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
Asa Gray: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Smithsonian Institution\Regent of Smithsonian Institution
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
