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Artist
Bobbett & Hooper Wood Engraving Co., active 1855 - 1870?
Copy after
Henry Louis Stephens, 1824 - 1882
Sitter
P. T. Barnum, 5 Jul 1810 - 7 Apr 1891
Date
1862
Type
Print
Medium
Wood engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 16 x 15 cm (6 5/16 x 5 7/8")
Sheet: 28.5 x 21 cm (11 1/4 x 8 1/4")
Topic
Architecture\Doorway
Equipment\Sign
Equipment\Sound Devices\Horn
Illustration
P. T. Barnum: Male
P. T. Barnum: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman
P. T. Barnum: Performing Arts\Circus owner
P. T. Barnum: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Cultural organization administrator\Museum
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution