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Artist
Charles DeForest Fredricks, 11 Dec 1823 - 25 May 1894
Sitter
Cassius Marcellus Clay, 19 Oct 1810 - 22 Jul 1903
Date
c. 1861
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 3.3 × 3 cm (1 5/16 × 1 3/16")
Sheet: 9.2 × 5 cm (3 5/8 × 1 15/16")
Mount: 10.3 × 6.5 cm (4 1/16 × 2 9/16")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Cassius Marcellus Clay: Male
Cassius Marcellus Clay: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher
Cassius Marcellus Clay: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
Cassius Marcellus Clay: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist
Cassius Marcellus Clay: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Kentucky
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. F.B. Wilde
