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Artist
Rufus P. Anson, 1821 - 21 Mar 1886
Sitter
Chester Alan Arthur, 5 Oct 1829 - 18 Nov 1886
Date
c. 1858
Type
Photograph
Medium
Sixth-plate daguerreotype with applied color
Dimensions
Image/Sight: 7 × 5.7 cm (2 3/4 × 2 1/4")
Mat (brass): 8.2 × 6.9 cm (3 1/4 × 2 11/16")
Case open: 9.3 × 16.9 × 1.2 cm (3 11/16 × 6 5/8 × 1/2")
Case closed: 9.3 × 8.4 × 1.9 cm (3 11/16 × 3 5/16 × 3/4")
Topic
Interior
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops
Cased object
Chester Alan Arthur: Male
Chester Alan Arthur: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
Chester Alan Arthur: Politics and Government\President of US
Chester Alan Arthur: Science and Technology\Engineer\Military engineer
Chester Alan Arthur: Military and Intelligence\Militia\Officer\Quartermaster General
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
