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Artist
L. Wieser, active c. 1881
Sitter
Samuel Swinfin Burdett, 21 Feb 1836 - 24 Sep 1914
Date
c. 1881
Type
Drawing
Medium
Charcoal on paper
Dimensions
Image: 75.6 × 62.3 cm (29 3/4 × 24 1/2")
Sheet: 76.9 × 63.8 cm (30 1/4 × 25 1/8")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Samuel Swinfin Burdett: Male
Samuel Swinfin Burdett: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Samuel Swinfin Burdett: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War army officer\Union army officer
Samuel Swinfin Burdett: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Missouri
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the National Archives