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Artist
Napoleon Sarony, 9 Mar 1821 - 9 Nov 1896
Sitter
Adah Isaacs Menken, 15 Jun 1835 - 10 Aug 1868
Date
c. 1866
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 9.3 × 5.6 cm (3 11/16 × 2 3/16")
Mount: 10 × 6 cm (3 15/16 × 2 3/8")
Topic
Costume\Jewelry
Costume\Jewelry\Earring
Home Furnishings\Furniture
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Printed Material\Book
Costume\Jewelry\Ring
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Costume\Jewelry\Bracelet
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Interior\Studio\Photography
Adah Isaacs Menken: Female
Adah Isaacs Menken: Literature\Writer\Poet
Adah Isaacs Menken: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
