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Artist
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896
Sitter
John Pendleton Kennedy, 25 Oct 1795 - 18 Aug 1870
Date
c. 1860
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 9 × 5.8 cm (3 9/16 × 2 5/16")
Mount: 10.2 × 6.5 cm (4 × 2 9/16")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Artist's Effects
Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove\Gloves
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Interior\Studio
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
John Pendleton Kennedy: Male
John Pendleton Kennedy: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Secretary of the Navy
John Pendleton Kennedy: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee
John Pendleton Kennedy: Literature\Writer\Novelist
John Pendleton Kennedy: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Maryland
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Margaret Garber Blue
