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Artist
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
Philip Henry Sheridan, 6 Mar 1831 - 5 Aug 1888
Date
1864
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 15.5 × 11.7 cm (6 1/8 × 4 5/8")
Mount: 24.2 × 30.7 cm (9 1/2 × 12 1/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Symbols & Motifs\Medal
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Weapon\Sword
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Architecture\Building\Tent
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Nature & Environment\Plant\Grass
Symbols & Motifs\Star
Exterior\Military Camp
Costume\Dress Accessory\Button\Brass
Philip Henry Sheridan: Male
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Captain
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
Philip Henry Sheridan: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General
Portrait
Place
United States\Virginia\Hopewell\Hopewell
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
