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Artist
Charles DeForest Fredricks, 11 Dec 1823 - 25 May 1894
Sitter
James Samuel Wadsworth, 30 Oct 1807 - 08 May 1864
Date
c. 1862
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 5.5 × 4.9 cm (2 3/16 × 1 15/16")
Sheet: 9.2 × 5.7 cm (3 5/8 × 2 1/4")
Mount: 10.2 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8")
Topic
Interior
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops
James Samuel Wadsworth: Male
James Samuel Wadsworth: Law and Crime\Lawyer
James Samuel Wadsworth: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. F.B. Wilde