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Artist
Jeremiah Gurney, 12 Oct 1812 - 21 Apr 1895
Sitter
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 30 Nov 1835 - 21 Apr 1910
Date
c. 1873
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet/Mount: 9.6 × 5.9 cm (3 3/4 × 2 5/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Interior
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Male
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Literature\Writer\Humorist
Samuel Langhorne Clemens: Literature\Writer\Novelist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
