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Artist
Meade Brothers Studio, active c. 1840 - c. 1869
Studio
Meade Brothers Studio, active c. 1840 - c. 1869
Sitter
Irvin McDowell, 15 Oct 1818 - 4 May 1885
Date
c. 1861
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 8.5 × 5.4 cm (3 3/8 × 2 1/8")
Mount: 9.9 × 6.2 cm (3 7/8 × 2 7/16")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Weapon
Weapon\Sword
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Architecture\Pedestal
Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt
Irvin McDowell: Male
Irvin McDowell: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Irvin McDowell: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
Irvin McDowell: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Emerson Lyons