Walt Whitman

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Object Details

Artist

Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896

Sitter

Walt Whitman, 31 May 1819 - 26 Mar 1892

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Feinberg

Date

c. 1867

Object number

NPG.76.96

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Photograph

Medium

Albumen silver print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 24 × 18.8 cm (9 7/16 × 7 3/8")

Mount: 30.6 × 22.8 cm (12 1/16 × 9")

Mat: 56 × 40.7 cm (22 1/16 × 16")

Place

United States\New York\Kings\New York

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior

Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Flowers

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard

Walt Whitman: Male

Walt Whitman: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer\Poet

Walt Whitman: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor

Walt Whitman: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher

Walt Whitman: Arts and Culture\Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49255a00d-e365-4614-b7e9-28e1c5ac04ce

Record ID

npg_NPG.76.96