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The image depicts a sepia-toned portrait of an elderly woman. She is positioned facing forward with a serious expression. The woman has prominent cheekbones, deep-set eyes, and thin lips. She has dark hair parted in the middle, covered by a white bonnet. She is wearing a dark shawl over light-colored clothing. The background is plain with a decorative border framing the portrait.
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The image depicts a sepia-toned portrait of an elderly woman. She is positioned facing forward with a serious expression. The woman has prominent cheekbones, deep-set eyes, and thin lips. She has dark hair parted in the middle, covered by a white bonnet. She is wearing a dark shawl over light-colored clothing. The background is plain with a decorative border framing the portrait.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Barbara Frietchie

Jacob Byerly

Date
c. 1860
Medium
albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)
Dimensions
image/sheet: 9 × 5.6 cm (3 9/16 × 2 3/16 in.) mount: 10 × 6.3 cm (3 15/16 × 2 1/2 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2023.146.4
Credit line
The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • portrait
  • American
  • albumen silver print
  • Woman
  • CDV
Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Inscription

on verso, center printed in black ink: PHOTOGRAPHED BY / J. BYERLY & SON, / Frederick, Md.

NGA object ID 227275. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.