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Artist
Charles DeForest Fredricks, 11 Dec 1823 - 25 May 1894
Sitter
George William Curtis, 25 Feb 1824 - 31 Aug 1892
Date
c. 1863
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 9.1 × 5.5 cm (3 9/16 × 2 3/16")
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
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops
George William Curtis: Male
George William Curtis: Literature\Writer
George William Curtis: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
George William Curtis: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor
George William Curtis: Literature\Writer\Magazine article writer
George William Curtis: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\Chancellor
George William Curtis: Literature\Writer\Essayist
George William Curtis: Education and Scholarship\Orator
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
