Title

Seated Portrait of Reverdy Johnson

Creator

Mathew Brady

Files

Creator Role

creator

Description

The carte de visite features a seated portrait of Reverdy Johnson, statesman from Maryland and defense attorney for well-known individuals such as John F. A. Sandford and Mary Surratt.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

4 X 2 3/8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); albumen process

Inscription

verso, printed below portrait: Brady New York verso, inscribed at top: Reverdy Johnson. / M. C. from Md verso, backmark: BRADY'S / NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT GALLERIES, / Broadway & Tenth Street, / NEW YORK. / & / No. 352 Pennsylvannia Av. Washington D. C.

Subjects

Carte de visite photographs; Johnson, Reverdy, 1796-1876

Work Type

albumen prints ; cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

Class

CDVs

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

921

Digital ID

FVW_00921

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.