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Artist
Samuel Root, 1819 - 1889
Sitter
John Charles Frémont, 21 Jan 1813 - 13 Jul 1890
Date
c. 1861
Type
Photograph
Medium
Salted paper print with wash drawing
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 18.1 × 13.4 cm (7 1/8 × 5 1/4")
Mount: 25.1 × 19.5 cm (9 7/8 × 7 11/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Symbols & Motifs\Star
John Charles Frémont: Male
John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
John Charles Frémont: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer
John Charles Frémont: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\US Senator\California
John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\Governor\California
John Charles Frémont: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
