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Artist
Ehrgott & Forbriger Lithography Company, active 1856 - 1869
Sitter
William David Porter, 10 Mar 1808 or 1809 - 1 May 1864
Date
c. 1862-64
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 25.6 × 24 cm (10 1/16 × 9 7/16")
Sheet: 43 × 29 cm (16 15/16 × 11 7/16")
Book closed: 43.5 × 31.5 × 1.5 cm (17 1/8 × 12 3/8 × 9/16")
Book open: 43.5 × 59 × 1.5 cm (17 1/8 × 23 1/4 × 9/16")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Military
Weapon\Sword
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Exterior\Ship
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Vehicle\Ship\Steamship
Portfolio
William David Porter: Male
William David Porter: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Commodore
Portrait
Place
United States\Ohio\Hamilton\Cincinnati
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution