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Attribution
Max Rosenthal, 23 Nov 1833 - 8 Aug 1918
Copy after
Henry Louis Stephens, 1824 - 1882
Lithographer
Louis N. Rosenthal Lithography Company, active 1850 - 1875
Sitter
P. T. Barnum, 5 Jul 1810 - 7 Apr 1891
Date
1851
Type
Print
Medium
Chromolithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 18.5 × 11.5 cm (7 5/16 × 4 1/2")
Sheet/Mount: 31.3 × 22.8 cm (12 5/16 × 9")
Topic
Caricature
Nature & Environment\Animal\Insect
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
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
