John Brown
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
After a work byAfter a work by
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
(American, 1840 - 1867)
DateProbably 1859
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/4in. (8.9 x 5.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/4in. (8.9 x 5.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 3/8in. (10.2 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Dr. James S. Brust
Object number2010.460.0
DescriptionFull-length portrait of a man with a beard and mustache, standing with his hands in his pants pockets. He wears a coat, vest, shirt, trousers, and shoes. A piece of cloth is draped over an upholstered armchair at the left. At the right, a pile of paper, possibly a manuscript, is on a table covered with a tablecloth. A rolled map is nearby. Another map hangs on the wall in the left background.
Label TextThis photograph of a lithograph by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg made this iconic image of the great abolitionist available to a wide popular audience.
Status
Not on view
Object/Object