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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Sitter
Raphael Semmes, 27 Sep 1809 - 30 Aug 1877
Date
c. 1861-65 (after earlier photograph)
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Sight: 8.2 × 5 cm (3 1/4 × 1 15/16")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Raphael Semmes: Male
Raphael Semmes: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Raphael Semmes: Literature\Writer
Raphael Semmes: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Civil War\Confederate
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Totten Family