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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Sitter
William Lowndes Yancey, 10 Aug 1814 - 27 Jul 1863
Date
c. 1858
Type
Photograph
Medium
Salted paper print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 18.5 × 13.4 cm (7 5/16 × 5 1/4")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove\Gloves
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Costume\Jewelry\Chain
William Lowndes Yancey: Male
William Lowndes Yancey: Law and Crime\Lawyer
William Lowndes Yancey: Politics and Government\Statesman\Confederate statesman
William Lowndes Yancey: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Alabama
William Lowndes Yancey: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Secessionist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution