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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Sitter
Edwin Denison Morgan, 8 Feb 1811 - 14 Feb 1883
Date
c. 1859
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumenized salted paper print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 18.7 × 13.4 cm (7 3/8 × 5 1/4")
Mount: 22.2 × 16 cm (8 3/4 × 6 5/16")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Jewelry\Chain
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops
Edwin Denison Morgan: Male
Edwin Denison Morgan: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York
Edwin Denison Morgan: Politics and Government\US Senator\New York
Edwin Denison Morgan: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Banker
Edwin Denison Morgan: Politics and Government\Governor\New York
Edwin Denison Morgan: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant
Edwin Denison Morgan: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Benefactor
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of an anonymous donor