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Artist
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896
Sitter
Gideon Welles, 1 Jul 1802 - 11 Feb 1878
Date
1865
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 22.3 × 17.5 cm (8 3/4 × 6 7/8")
Mount: 22.8 × 18.2 cm (9 × 7 3/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Gideon Welles: Male
Gideon Welles: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Secretary of the Navy
Gideon Welles: Journalism and Media\Journalist
Gideon Welles: Journalism and Media\Editor
Gideon Welles: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Connecticut
Gideon Welles: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. Drapkin