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Artist
Charles DeForest Fredricks, 11 Dec 1823 - 25 May 1894
Sitter
Cyrus West Field, 30 Nov 1819 - 12 Jul 1892
Date
c. 1863
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 9.1 × 5.4 cm (3 9/16 × 2 1/8")
Mount: 10.2 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Interior
Vehicle\Ship
Artwork
Costume\Dress Accessory\Handkerchief
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Printed Material\Map
Home Furnishings\Globe
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Cyrus West Field: Male
Cyrus West Field: Business and Finance\Businessperson
Cyrus West Field: Business and Finance\Financier
Cyrus West Field: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Railroad
Cyrus West Field: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
