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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Copy after
James Barton Longacre, 11 Aug 1794 - 1 Jan 1869
Sitter
Benjamin Watkins Leigh, 18 Jun 1781 - 2 Feb 1849
Date
c. 1860
Type
Photograph
Medium
Varnished salted paper print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 17.5 × 13.4 cm (6 7/8 × 5 1/4")
Mount: 24 × 19.7 cm (9 7/16 × 7 3/4")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Benjamin Watkins Leigh: Male
Benjamin Watkins Leigh: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Benjamin Watkins Leigh: Politics and Government\US Senator\Virginia
Benjamin Watkins Leigh: Politics and Government\Delegate
Benjamin Watkins Leigh: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Historical society administrator\Founder
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution