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Artist
Nathaniel Currier, 27 Mar 1813 - 20 Nov 1888
Sitter
Edwin Forrest, 9 Mar 1806 - 12 Dec 1872
Date
c. 1840
Type
Print
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 28.5 × 22.5 cm (11 1/4 × 8 7/8")
Sheet: 32.2 × 25.8 cm (12 11/16 × 10 3/16")
Mat: 56 × 40.6 cm (22 1/16 × 16")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Headdress
Weapon\Gun\Rifle
Weapon\Knife
Weapon\Tomahawk
Edwin Forrest: Male
Edwin Forrest: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Edwin Forrest: Performing Arts\Theater manager
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution