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
MarkingsOn paper glued to upper edge of photograph, typed in black ink: "GIDEON WELLES"InscribedOn verso, upper left, in red ink, "57088"; lower right, in pencil, "1949.2.24"NotesDate Note: The photograph was probably taken while Welles was in Washington, D.C., serving as Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy.Subject Terms
Collections
- G. Fox & Co.
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