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Artist
Sir Leslie Mathew Ward, 1851 - 1922
Lithographer
Vincent, Brooks, Day & Son Lithography Company, active 1867 - c. 1905
Sitter
P. T. Barnum, 5 Jul 1810 - 7 Apr 1891
Date
1889
Type
Print
Medium
Color lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 31.7 x 18.8cm (12 1/2 x 7 3/8")
Sheet: 38.1 x 26.7cm (15 x 10 1/2")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Home Furnishings\Dishes\Plate
Home Furnishings\Flatware
Container\Tea service\Teacup
Home Furnishings\Tablecloth
P. T. Barnum: Male
P. T. Barnum: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman
P. T. Barnum: Performing Arts\Circus owner
P. T. Barnum: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Cultural organization administrator\Museum
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution