Royal Ralph Hinman
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Dateabout 1855
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/8 x 7 1/8in. (23.2 x 18.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/8 x 7 1/8in. (23.2 x 18.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 12 x 10in. (30.5 x 25.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/8 x 7 1/8in. (23.2 x 18.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 12 x 10in. (30.5 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionStudio portrait of an elderly man wearing a coat, vest, shirt, and tie. A watch fob hangs from a buttonhole in his vest.
Object number2003.50.0
InscribedOn verso, in pencil: upper left, "R.R. Hinman / of Hartford & NY"; lower right, accession number.NotesSubject Note: Royal Ralph Hinman was born in Roxbury on 20 June 1785. He attended Yale College and the Litchfield Law School and served as a Representative to the Connecticut General Assembly and as Secretary of the State. He was one of the charter members of the Connecticut Historical Society at its reorganization in 1839 and the author of many books. He died in New York City on 16 October 1868.Subject Terms
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