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Artist
Charles DeForest Fredricks, 11 Dec 1823 - 25 May 1894
Sitter
John Wilkes Booth, 26 Aug 1838 - 26 Apr 1865
Date
c. 1863
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 9.2 × 5.6 cm (3 5/8 × 2 3/16")
Mount: 9.7 × 6 cm (3 13/16 × 2 3/8")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Interior
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Dress Accessory\Handkerchief
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
John Wilkes Booth: Male
John Wilkes Booth: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor
John Wilkes Booth: Law and Crime\Criminal\Assassin
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
