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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Copy after
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896 (Photographer)
Sitter
Leonidas Polk, 10 Apr 1806 - 14 Jun 1864
Date
1862
Type
Print
Medium
Wood engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 14.8 x 11.4cm (5 13/16 x 4 1/2")
Sheet: 40.8 x 27.9cm (16 1/16 x 11")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet
Illustration
Leonidas Polk: Male
Leonidas Polk: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army
Leonidas Polk: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Prelate\Bishop
Leonidas Polk: Education and Scholarship\Founder\University
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
