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Artist
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896
Sitter
Edwin Forrest, 9 Mar 1806 - 12 Dec 1872
Date
c. 1855
Type
Photograph
Medium
Half-plate daguerreotype
Dimensions
Image/Sight: 11.5 × 8.2 cm (4 1/2 × 3 1/4")
Mat (metal): 14 × 10.8 cm (5 1/2 × 4 1/4")
Case open: 15.6 × 24.8 × 1.3 cm (6 1/8 × 9 3/4 × 1/2")
Case closed: 15.6 × 12.4 × 1.9 cm (6 1/8 × 4 7/8 × 3/4")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Goatee
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops
Cased object
Edwin Forrest: Male
Edwin Forrest: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Edwin Forrest: Performing Arts\Theater manager
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Edwin Forrest Home for Retired Actors
