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Elihu Benjamin Washburne

Elihu Benjamin Washburne
Artist
McClees & Vannerson, active 1857 - 1860
James Earle McClees, 1821 - 1887
Julian Vannerson, c. 1827 - 1875
Sitter
Elihu Benjamin Washburne, 23 Sep 1816 - 22 Oct 1887
Date
c. 1859
Type
Photograph
Medium
Salted paper print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet (oval): 18.9 × 13.4 cm (7 7/16 × 5 1/4")
Mount: 29 × 23 cm (11 7/16 × 9 1/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Interior
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Elihu Benjamin Washburne: Male
Elihu Benjamin Washburne: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Elihu Benjamin Washburne: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State
Elihu Benjamin Washburne: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister
Elihu Benjamin Washburne: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois
Elihu Benjamin Washburne: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Historical society administrator
Portrait
Place
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; transfer from the Smithsonian Institution Libraries; gift of Roger F. Shultis, 1986
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
S/NPG.87.42.53
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view
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