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Robert Augustus Toombs

Robert Augustus Toombs
Artist
McClees & Vannerson, active 1857 - 1860
James Earle McClees, 1821 - 1887
Julian Vannerson, c. 1827 - 1875
Sitter
Robert Augustus Toombs, 2 Jul 1810 - 15 Dec 1885
Date
c. 1859
Type
Photograph
Medium
Salted paper print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet (oval): 18.8 × 13.5 cm (7 3/8 × 5 5/16")
Mount: 29.1 × 22.9 cm (11 7/16 × 9")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Robert Augustus Toombs: Male
Robert Augustus Toombs: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Robert Augustus Toombs: Politics and Government\Statesman
Robert Augustus Toombs: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
Robert Augustus Toombs: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army
Robert Augustus Toombs: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Georgia
Robert Augustus Toombs: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Planter
Robert Augustus Toombs: Politics and Government\US Senator\Georgia
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.87.42.17
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view