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Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis
Artist
Unidentified Artist
Copy after
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
Jefferson Davis, 3 Jun 1808 - 6 Dec 1889
Date
c. 1861-65 (after earlier photograph)
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Sight: 8.5 × 5 cm (3 3/8 × 1 15/16")
Topic
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Jefferson Davis: Male
Jefferson Davis: Literature\Writer
Jefferson Davis: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
Jefferson Davis: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Confederate President
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Mississippi
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\US Senator\Mississippi
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Governor\Mississippi
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Totten Family
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.2012.6.1
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view