Mathew B. Brady
Alexander H. Stephens

ArtistAmerican, 1823–1896
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Alexander H. Stephens
Date1860–1865
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 3 3/8 × 2 1/16 in. (8.6 × 5.3 cm)
Sheet: 3 3/8 × 2 1/16 in. (8.6 × 5.3 cm)
Mount: 4 × 2 7/16 in. (10.1 × 6.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach, Directors
Object number2020.136.3
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Swann Auction Galleries, Printed & Manuscript African Americana, May 7, 2020, Sale 2534, Lot 260]; purchased by MFAH, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black ink, mount recto: A. H. Stephens
Inscribed in pencil, mount verso, top: Alex H. Stephens
Printed in blue, mount verso, center: PUBLISHED BY // E. ANTHONY, // 501 Broadway, // NEW YORK. // FROM // PHOTOGRAPHIC // NEGATIVE, // FROM // BRADY’S NATIONAL // Portrait Gallery.

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