Gideon Welles
SubjectPortrait of
Gideon Welles
(American, 1802 - 1878)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1862
MediumPhotography; Salted paper print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/2 x 7 1/8in. (24.1 x 18.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/2 x 7 1/8in. (24.1 x 18.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 9 1/2 x 7 1/8in. (24.1 x 18.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/2 x 7 1/8in. (24.1 x 18.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 9 1/2 x 7 1/8in. (24.1 x 18.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of G. Fox & Co.
DescriptionThree-quarter length studio portait of an elderly man with a beard. He is seated, facing left.
Object number1949.2.24
NotesDate Note: The photograph was probably taken while Welles was in Washington, D.C., serving as Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy.On View
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