Artist:

Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896  Search this

Sitter:

Edwin Forrest, 9 Mar 1806 - 12 Dec 1872  Search this

Medium:

Quarter-plate daguerreotype

Dimensions:

Image/Sight: 8.9 × 7 cm (3 1/2 × 2 3/4")

Mat: 10 × 8.2 cm (3 15/16 × 3 1/4")

Case open: 11.2 × 19 × 1.2 cm (4 7/16 × 7 1/2 × 1/2")

Case closed: 11.2 × 9.6 × 1.6 cm (4 7/16 × 3 3/4 × 5/8")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

c. 1842

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this

Cased object  Search this

Edwin Forrest: Male  Search this

Edwin Forrest: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this

Edwin Forrest: Performing Arts\Theater manager  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Edwin Forrest Home for Retired Actors

Object number:

NPG.88.109

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location:

Currently not on view

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e75ae353-0b92-4918-85a9-6d632993bd1f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.88.109