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Artist
Charles DeForest Fredricks, 11 Dec 1823 - 25 May 1894
Sitter
Samuel Ryan Curtis, 3 Feb 1805 - 26 Dec 1866
Date
c. 1862
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 4.5 × 4.7 cm (1 3/4 × 1 7/8")
Sheet: 9.3 × 5.7 cm (3 11/16 × 2 1/4")
Mount: 10.3 × 6.3 cm (4 1/16 × 2 1/2")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Samuel Ryan Curtis: Male
Samuel Ryan Curtis: 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
