Alexander Von Humboldt

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Object Details

Artist

E. Haines, 19th century

Copy after

Unidentified Artist (Daguerreotypist)

Sitter

Alexander Von Humboldt, 14 Sep 1769 - 6 May 1859

Formerly identified as

J. G. Methua

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1858

Object number

S/NPG.77.28

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Photograph

Medium

Albumen silver print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 18.3 × 14.4 cm (7 3/16 × 5 11/16")

Mount: 29.8 × 24.7 cm (11 3/4 × 9 3/4")

Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair

Alexander Von Humboldt: Male

Alexander Von Humboldt: Arts and Culture\Literature\Publisher

Alexander Von Humboldt: Science and Technology\Scientist\Naturalist

Alexander Von Humboldt: Politics and Government\Aristocrat\Baron

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm487e2e287-f4d5-4420-9ea2-cd84a48f5d84

Record ID

npg_S_NPG.77.28