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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Publisher
Louis Prang Lithography Company, active 1856 - 1899
Sitter
Nathaniel Prentice Banks, 30 Jan 1816 - 01 Sep 1894
Date
c. 1861 -62
Type
Photograph
Medium
Photograph of a print on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 x 6.2 cm (3 15/16 x 2 7/16")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet
Costume\Dress Accessory\Button\Brass
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Male
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Politics and Government\Governor\Massachusetts
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Speaker of the House
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Massachusetts
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
