P.T. Barnum
Artist
Napoleon Sarony
(1821-1896)
Publisher
G.W. Thorne
(American)
CultureAmerican
Date1870 - 1890
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Image: 3 5/8 × 2 5/16 in. (9.2 × 5.9 cm)
Overall: 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 1/16 × 16 in. (51 × 40.6 cm)
Overall: 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 1/16 × 16 in. (51 × 40.6 cm)
InscribedHand printed on front: "Barnum, P.T. Barnum". Stamped on front: "Sarony, 680 Broadway, G.W. Thorne, 60 Nassau St., New York"
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.247
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen carte de visite depicting P.T. Barnum (Phineas Taylor Barnum), 1810-1891; showman.Label TextNapoleon Sarony American (b. Quebec, 1821-1896) P. T. Barnum, ca. 1870-80 Albumen print Museum Purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr. 90.247 Beginning photography as a daguerreotypist in the 1850s, Napoleon Sarony operated a prolific portrait business in New York where he photographed many notable people of the time. Exhibition History"Silver Images: The Photography Collection at 25," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., November 5, 2003 - August 2004.
