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Artist
Richard Shugg, 1858? - 1872?
Copy after
Frank H. T. Bellew, 1828 - 1888
Sitter
Walt Whitman, 31 May 1819 - 26 Mar 1892
Date
1872
Type
Print
Medium
Wood engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 36 x 20.9cm (14 3/16 x 8 1/4")
Sheet: 42.6 x 29.7cm (16 3/4 x 11 11/16")
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6cm (22 x 16")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Exterior
Walt Whitman: Male
Walt Whitman: Literature\Writer\Poet
Walt Whitman: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
Walt Whitman: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
Walt Whitman: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of John O'Brien