P.T. Barnum

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Object Details

Attribution

Max Rosenthal, 23 Nov 1833 - 8 Aug 1918

Copy after

Henry Louis Stephens, 1824 - 1882

Lithographer

Louis N. Rosenthal Lithography Company, active 1850 - 1875

Sitter

P. T. Barnum, 5 Jul 1810 - 7 Apr 1891

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1851

Object number

NPG.78.291

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Medium

Chromolithograph on paper

Dimensions

Image: 18.5 × 11.5 cm (7 5/16 × 4 1/2")

Sheet/Mount: 31.3 × 22.8 cm (12 5/16 × 9")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Caricature

Nature & Environment\Animal\Insect

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie

P. T. Barnum: Male

P. T. Barnum: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Showman

P. T. Barnum: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Circus owner

P. T. Barnum: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Museum Administrator

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4bb2f7942-0998-4ec6-b530-84782bf3f524

Record ID

npg_NPG.78.291