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Artist
Augustus Washington, 1820/1 - 1875
Sitter
John Brown, 9 May 1800 - 2 Dec 1859
Date
c. 1846-47
Type
Photograph
Medium
Quarter-plate daguerreotype
Dimensions
Case Open: 11.4 x 19.7 x 1.1cm (4 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 7/16")
Topic
Interior
Symbols & Motifs\Flag
Cased object
John Brown: Male
John Brown: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Portrait
Place
United States\Connecticut\Hartford\Hartford
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; purchased with major acquisition funds and with funds donated by Betty Adler Schermer in honor of her great-grandfather, August M. Bondi
