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Artist
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896
Sitter
Lester Wallack, 1 Jan 1820 - 6 Sep 1888
Date
c. 1863
Type
Photographic Negative
Medium
Collodion glass plate negative
Dimensions
Image (left): 8.9 × 6 cm (3 1/2 × 2 3/8")
Image (right): 8.9 × 6.5 cm (3 1/2 × 2 9/16")
Plate: 8.9 × 13.7 cm (3 1/2 × 5 3/8")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat
Architecture\Wall
Interior\Studio\Photography
Photographic format\Stereograph
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops
Lester Wallack: Male
Lester Wallack: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Lester Wallack: Literature\Writer\Playwright
Lester Wallack: Performing Arts\Theater manager
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Claire Kaland
