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Aaron Venable Brown

Aaron Venable Brown
Artist
McClees & Vannerson, active 1857 - 1860
James Earle McClees, 1821 - 1887
Julian Vannerson, c. 1827 - 1875
Sitter
Aaron Venable Brown, 15 Aug 1795 - 08 Mar 1859
Date
c. 1859
Type
Photograph
Medium
Salted paper print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet (oval): 18.2 × 13.5 cm (7 3/16 × 5 5/16")
Mount: 29.1 × 23 cm (11 7/16 × 9 1/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Costume\Jewelry
Interior
Costume\Jewelry\Chain
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Aaron Venable Brown: Male
Aaron Venable Brown: Politics and Government\Governor\Tennessee
Aaron Venable Brown: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Tennessee
Aaron Venable Brown: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster\Postmaster General
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.87.42.8
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view