Seated Portrait of Gideon Welles

Creator

Edward Anthony
Brady's National Portrait Gallery

Files

Creator Role

publisher

Description

The CDV features a seated portrait of Gideon Welles, 24th United States Secretary of the Navy. In the portrait, Welles is seated next to a small table that is topped with books, ink, and a quill.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

4 X 2 1/2 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); albumen process

Inscription

verso, inscribed at top: Gideon / Welles verso, in backmark: Published by / E. ANTHONY. / 501 Broadway, N. Y. / Manufacturer / of / Photographic Albums. / FROM / Photographic Negative / in / BRADY'S / National Portrait Gallery. / Snyder Black & Sturn, N. Y.

Subjects

Carte de visite photographs; Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878

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

863

Digital ID

FVW_00863

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.