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Album of Portraits of Celebrities

Album of Portraits of Celebrities
Artist
Shoppell, active c. 1882
Publisher
F. M. Lupton
Sitter
Thomas Alva Edison, 11 Feb 1847 - 18 Oct 1931
Date
c. 1882
Type
Print
Medium
Wood engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 7 × 5.2 cm (2 3/4 × 2 1/16")
Book closed: 13.5 × 18.6 cm (5 5/16 × 7 5/16")
Book open: 13.5 × 36.5 cm (5 5/16 × 14 3/8")
Topic
Book
Illustration
Thomas Alva Edison: Male
Thomas Alva Edison: Science and Technology\Inventor
Thomas Alva Edison: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
S/NPG.90.50.BB
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view