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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Copy after
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
Louis Trezevant Wigfall, 21 Apr 1816 - 18 Feb 1874
Date
c. 1861-65 (after earlier photograph)
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 8.2 × 5 cm (3 1/4 × 1 15/16")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Architecture\Column
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Interior\Studio\Photography
Louis Trezevant Wigfall: Male
Louis Trezevant Wigfall: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Louis Trezevant Wigfall: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Louis Trezevant Wigfall: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army
Louis Trezevant Wigfall: Politics and Government\US Senator\Texas
Louis Trezevant Wigfall: Politics and Government\Statesman\Confederate statesman
Louis Trezevant Wigfall: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Texas
Louis Trezevant Wigfall: Politics and Government\State Senator\Texas
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Totten Family