Ambrose Everett Burnside

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Object Details

Artist

Unidentified Artist

Sitter

Ambrose Everett Burnside, 23 May 1824 - 13 Sep 1881

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1865

Object number

S/NPG.72.3

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Medium

Hand-colored steel engraving (proof)

Dimensions

Image: 32 × 25.2 cm (12 5/8 × 9 15/16")

Sheet: 55.5 × 39.9 cm (21 7/8 × 15 11/16")

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Vehicle\Ship

Weapon\Gun\Rifle

Weapon\Sword

Exterior\Landscape\Battleground

Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache

Symbols & Motifs\Flag

Music\Musical instrument\Drum

Human Figures\Soldier

Ambrose Everett Burnside: Male

Ambrose Everett Burnside: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive

Ambrose Everett Burnside: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army

Ambrose Everett Burnside: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Rhode Island

Ambrose Everett Burnside: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\Rhode Island

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4dfedbe48-c213-443a-b7e7-32fe9d59a3fc

Record ID

npg_S_NPG.72.3