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Artist
James Joseph Jacques Tissot, 1836 - 1902
Lithographer
Vincent, Brooks, Day & Son Lithography Company, active 1867 - c. 1905
Sitter
James Russell Lowell, 22 Feb 1819 - 12 Aug 1891
Date
August 21, 1880
Type
Print
Medium
Chromolithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 30.6 × 18.4 cm (12 1/16 × 7 1/4")
Sheet: 38.4 × 26.3 cm (15 1/8 × 10 3/8")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.5 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigar
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Costume\Outerwear\Coat\Overcoat
James Russell Lowell: Male
James Russell Lowell: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
James Russell Lowell: Literature\Writer\Poet
James Russell Lowell: Journalism and Media\Magazine editor
James Russell Lowell: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
James Russell Lowell: Literature\Writer\Essayist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution