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John Ellis Wool

Artist: Joseph Edward Baker, 1835 - 1914
Copy after: Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896
Lithographer: J. H. Bufford Lithography Company, active 1835 - 1890
Sitter: John Ellis Wool, 29 Feb 1784 - 10 Nov 1869

Date: 1861

Type: Print

Medium: Lithograph with beige tintstone on paper
Dimensions: Image: 31.8 × 22.2 cm (12 1/2 × 8 3/4"); Sheet: 41.5 × 30.5 cm (16 5/16 × 12"); Mat: 56 × 40.7 cm (22 1/16 × 16")

Topic: Exterior; Vehicle\Ship; Weapon\Gun\Rifle; Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap; Weapon\Sword; Printed Material\Map; Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet; Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States; Equipment\Optical Devices\Telescope\Spyglass; Weapon\Cannon; Human Figures\Soldier; Weapon\Gun\Bayonet; John Ellis Wool: Male; John Ellis Wool: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War army officer\Union army officer; John Ellis Wool: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General; John Ellis Wool: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812 army officer; John Ellis Wool: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War army officer; Portrait

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Object number: NPG.82.168

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery