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P.T. Barnum

Portrait Gallery

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Object Details

Artist

Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co., act. 1855 - 1870?

Copy after

Henry Louis Stephens, 1824 - 1882

Sitter

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

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1862

Object number

NPG.78.227

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Print

Medium

Wood engraving on paper

Dimensions

Image: 16 x 15 cm (6 5/16 x 5 7/8")
Sheet: 28.5 x 21 cm (11 1/4 x 8 1/4")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Architecture\Doorway
Equipment\Sign
Equipment\Sound Devices\Horn
Illustration
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/sm4ee832036-fd22-4259-aab5-61bfa00e0339

Record ID

npg_NPG.78.227

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