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Artist
Charles DeForest Fredricks, 11 Dec 1823 - 25 May 1894
Sitter
Franz Sigel, 18 Nov 1824 - 21 Aug 1902
Date
c. 1862
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 9.3 × 5.7 cm (3 11/16 × 2 1/4")
Mount: 10.2 × 6.2 cm (4 × 2 7/16")
Topic
Interior
Interior\Studio
Architecture\Column
Home Furnishings\Curtain
Symbols & Motifs\Star
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Goatee
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Franz Sigel: Male
Franz Sigel: Politics and Government\Public official
Franz Sigel: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
Franz Sigel: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
Franz Sigel: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Franz Sigel: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. F.B. Wilde
