D.D. Field
Artist
Mathew B. Brady
(American, 1823-1896)
CultureAmerican
Date1860s-1870s
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Support: 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (10.5 x 6.4 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (8.9 x 5.7 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. (8.9 x 5.7 cm)
InscribedStamped on reverse: "BRADY'S/National Portrait/Gallery,/625 Pennsylvania Avenue,/Washington, D.C." Handwritten, reverse: "D.D. Field". Written below image on mount: "D.D. Field"
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.86
Not on view
DescriptionThis carte de visite is a bust portrait of David Dudley Field (1805-1894), lawyer, lay reformer. This is a full-face portrait with the sitter turned slightly to his proper right; he has a light-colored mustache and modified mutton chops. Mount is rectangular with rounded vorners; image has plain background.
