John Adams Dix
Artist
Napoleon Sarony
(1821-1896)
Publisher
G. W. Thorne
CultureAmerican
Date1870 - 1890
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Image: 3 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.7 cm)
Overall, Support: 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm)
InscribedHandwritten on front and reverse: "Hicks". Stamped on reverse: "Sarony Heo, Photographers, 680 Broadway, New York, Napolean Sarony, Alfred S. Campbell"
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.238
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen carte de visite depicting John Adams Dix, 1798-1879, American political leader active in the free soil faction of the Democratic party; Governor of New York (1873-1875), soldier, lawyer.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. Edited By: GLY Edited Date: 11/07/2003
