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Artist
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, 14 Jun 1811 - 1 Jul 1896
Lyman Beecher, 12 Oct 1775 - 10 Jan 1863
Henry Ward Beecher, 24 Jun 1813 - 8 Mar 1887
Date
c. 1861
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 6.9 x 5.5 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/16")
Sheet: 8.2 x 5.5 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/16")
Mount: 10.2 x 6.1 cm (4 x 2 3/8")
Mat: 35.6 x 27.9 cm (14 x 11")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair
Interior\Studio\Photography
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe: Female
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe: Literature\Writer\Novelist
Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Lyman Beecher: Male
Lyman Beecher: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor
Lyman Beecher: Religion and Spirituality\Theologian
Lyman Beecher: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister
Henry Ward Beecher: Male
Henry Ward Beecher: Literature\Writer
Henry Ward Beecher: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor
Henry Ward Beecher: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution