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Artist
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
Jefferson Davis, 3 Jun 1808 - 6 Dec 1889
Date
c. 1860
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 8.4cm x 5.3cm (3 5/16" x 2 1/16")
Mount: 10.2cm x 6.1cm (4" x 2 3/8")
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution