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Artist
William Notman, 08 Mar 1826 - 25 Nov 1891
Sitter
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 22 Dec 1823 - 9 May 1911
Date
c. 1880
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 14 x 10.5 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/8")
Mount: 16.4 x 10.7 cm (6 7/16 x 4 3/16")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Jewelry\Chain
Photographic format\Cabinet card
Thomas Wentworth Higginson: Male
Thomas Wentworth Higginson: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel
Thomas Wentworth Higginson: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Social reformer
Thomas Wentworth Higginson: Literature\Writer\Magazine article writer
Thomas Wentworth Higginson: Literature\Writer\Novelist
Thomas Wentworth Higginson: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Thomas Wentworth Higginson: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Suffragist
Thomas Wentworth Higginson: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Francis A. DiMauro
