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Artist
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896
Studio
E. & H. T. Anthony & Company, active 1852 - 1901
Sitter
Matthew Fontaine Maury, 14 Jan 1806 - 1 Feb 1873
Date
c. 1860
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 8.6 × 5.3 cm (3 3/8 × 2 1/16")
Mount: 10.1 × 6.3 cm (4 × 2 1/2")
Mat: 35.6 × 27.9 cm (14 × 11")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Interior\Studio\Photography
Matthew Fontaine Maury: Male
Matthew Fontaine Maury: Literature\Writer
Matthew Fontaine Maury: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer
Matthew Fontaine Maury: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\College
Matthew Fontaine Maury: Science and Technology\Scientist\Earth scientist\Oceanographer
Portrait
Place
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution