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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Copy after
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896
Sitter
Matthew Fontaine Maury, 14 Jan 1806 - 1 Feb 1873
Date
c. 1861-65 (after earlier photograph)
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 8.2 × 5 cm (3 1/4 × 1 15/16")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Printed Material\Book
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Architecture\Column
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Interior\Studio\Photography
Matthew Fontaine Maury: Male
Matthew Fontaine Maury: Literature\Writer
Matthew Fontaine Maury: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer
Matthew Fontaine Maury: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\College
Matthew Fontaine Maury: Science and Technology\Scientist\Earth scientist\Oceanographer
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Totten Family