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Artist
Napoleon Sarony, 9 Mar 1821 - 9 Nov 1896
Sitter
Chester Alan Arthur, 5 Oct 1829 - 18 Nov 1886
Date
c. 1880
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 14.7 × 10.4 cm (5 13/16 × 4 1/8")
Mount: 16.5 × 10.7 cm (6 1/2 × 4 3/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Interior
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops
Chester Alan Arthur: Male
Chester Alan Arthur: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
Chester Alan Arthur: Politics and Government\President of US
Chester Alan Arthur: Science and Technology\Engineer\Military engineer
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. Drapkin
