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William Pitt Fessenden

Artist: McClees & Vannerson, active 1857 - 1860; James Earle McClees, 1821 - 1887; Julian Vannerson, c. 1827 - 1875
Sitter: William Pitt Fessenden, 16 Oct 1806 - 9 Sep 1869

Date: c. 1859

Type: Photograph

Medium: Salted paper print
Dimensions: Image/Sheet (oval): 18.9 × 13.5 cm (7 7/16 × 5 5/16"); Mount: 29.1 × 23.1 cm (11 7/16 × 9 1/8"); Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")

Topic: Interior; Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard; Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie; William Pitt Fessenden: Male; William Pitt Fessenden: Law and Crime\Lawyer; William Pitt Fessenden: Literature\Writer; William Pitt Fessenden: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Treasury; William Pitt Fessenden: Politics and Government\US Senator\Maine; William Pitt Fessenden: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Maine; William Pitt Fessenden: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Maine; Portrait

Place: United States\District of Columbia\Washington

Credit Line: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries; gift of Roger F. Shultis, 1986

Restrictions & Rights: CC0

Object number: NPG.87.42.14

Data Source: National Portrait Gallery