Secretary Fish
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 with Brady's logo: "BRADY'S/National Photographic Portrait/GALLERIES,/Broadway and 10th St., New York/627 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC" Written on mount below image: "Secy Fish."
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.87
Not on view
DescriptionThis carte de visite is a half-length seated portrait of Hamilton Fish (1802-1893), Secretary of State under Grant; U.S. Senator; Givernor of New York. This is a profile portrait with the sitter turned to his proper left; he has light-colored muttonchops; dark hair with some "gray". Mount is rectangular with rounded corners; image has plain background.
