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Artist
Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907
Sitter
Edwin Forrest, 9 Mar 1806 - 12 Dec 1872
Date
1860
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 37.3 x 31.1cm (14 11/16 x 12 1/4")
Sheet: 47.7 x 37.2cm (18 3/4 x 14 5/8")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair
Edwin Forrest: Male
Edwin Forrest: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor
Edwin Forrest: Performing Arts\Theater manager
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution