Minister Washburn
Artist
Mathew B. Brady
(American, 1823-1896)
CultureAmerican
Date1860s-1870s
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Support: 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.8 x 6.4 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (9.2 x 5.7 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 5/8 x 2 1/4 in. (9.2 x 5.7 cm)
InscribedStamped on reverse: "BRADY'S/National Portrait/Gallery,/627 Pennsylvania Avenue,/Washington, D.C." Handwritten, reverse: "Minister Washburn". Written below image on mount: "Min. Washburn." Stamped on front below image: "M.B. BRADY, WASHINGTON, D.C.".
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.85
Not on view
DescriptionThis carte de visite is a bust portrait of Elihu Benjamin Washburn (1816-1887), lawyer, congressman, Minister to France, Secretary of State under U.S. Grant. The mount is rectangular with rounded corners; image has plain background.
