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Artist
Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907
Sitter
George Gordon Meade, 31 Dec 1815 - 6 Nov 1872
Date
1863
Type
Print
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 27.5 x 22cm (10 13/16 x 8 11/16")
Sheet: 45.4 x 34.4cm (17 7/8 x 13 9/16")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Costume\Dress Accessory\Button\Brass
George Gordon Meade: Male
George Gordon Meade: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
George Gordon Meade: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
George Gordon Meade: Science and Technology\Engineer\Military engineer
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution