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Artist
Charles DeForest Fredricks, 11 Dec 1823 - 25 May 1894
Sitter
Francis Preston Blair, Jr., 19 Feb 1821 - 9 Jul 1875
Date
c. 1861
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 9.2 × 5.6 cm (3 5/8 × 2 3/16")
Mount: 10.2 × 6.2 cm (4 × 2 7/16")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Francis Preston Blair, Jr.: Male
Francis Preston Blair, Jr.: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Francis Preston Blair, Jr.: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Francis Preston Blair, Jr.: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Francis Preston Blair, Jr.: Politics and Government\US Senator\Missouri
Francis Preston Blair, Jr.: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Missouri
Francis Preston Blair, Jr.: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Missouri
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. F.B. Wilde
