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Artist
James Notman, 1849 - 1932
Sitter
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., 29 Aug 1809 - 7 Oct 1894
Date
c. 1880
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 11 × 8.2 cm (4 5/16 × 3 1/4")
Sheet: 14.1 × 10.5 cm (5 9/16 × 4 1/8")
Mount: 16.1 × 10.9 cm (6 5/16 × 4 5/16")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.: Male
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.: Medicine and Health\Physician
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.: Literature\Writer\Poet
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\College
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.: Literature\Writer\Magazine article writer
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.: Literature\Writer\Essayist
Portrait
Place
United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution