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Artist
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896
Publisher
E. & H. T. Anthony & Company, active 1852 - 1901
Sitter
John Charles Frémont, 21 Jan 1813 - 13 Jul 1890
Date
1861
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 8.5 × 5.4 cm (3 3/8 × 2 1/8")
Mount: 9.5 × 6.2 cm (3 3/4 × 2 7/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Military
Art implements
Weapon\Sword
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Architecture\Column
Costume\Dress Accessory\Sash
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Interior\Studio\Photography
John Charles Frémont: Male
John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
John Charles Frémont: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer
John Charles Frémont: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\US Senator\California
John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\Governor\California
John Charles Frémont: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Dr. Mary W. Juday