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Artist
Rehn & Hurn, active c. 1845 - 1875
Isaac A. Rehn, active c. 1851 - 1860
John W. Hurn, active c. 1860
Sitter
Charles Ellet, 1 Jan 1810 - 21 Jun 1862
Date
c. 1860
Type
Photograph
Medium
Salted paper print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 18.7 × 13.6 cm (7 3/8 × 5 3/8")
Mount: 29.7 × 24.3 cm (11 11/16 × 9 9/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops
Charles Ellet: Male
Charles Ellet: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Railroad
Charles Ellet: Science and Technology\Engineer\Civil engineer
Charles Ellet: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Civil War\Union
Portrait
Place
United States\Pennsylvania\Philadelphia\Philadelphia
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution