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Artist
Allen & Horton, active 1855 - 1865?
Sitter
Charles Sumner, 6 Jan 1811 - 11 Mar 1874
Date
c. 1862
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 6 × 4 cm (2 3/8 × 1 9/16")
Sheet: 9.5 × 5.6 cm (3 3/4 × 2 3/16")
Mount: 10.7 × 6 cm (4 3/16 × 2 3/8")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Autograph
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Charles Sumner: Male
Charles Sumner: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Charles Sumner: Politics and Government\Statesman
Charles Sumner: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Charles Sumner: Politics and Government\US Senator\Massachusetts
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution