Portrait of Sam Houston with a City View

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Portrait of Sam Houston with a City View
Datec. 1855– c. 1860
PlaceUnited States
MediumSteel-faced engraving on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 4 1/4 × 2 7/8 in. (10.8 × 7.3 cm)
Sheet: 12 7/8 × 9 15/16 in. (32.7 × 25.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.77.33.1
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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThis engraved portrait of Sam Houston was adapted from a daguerreotype by photographer Matthew Brady.
ProvenanceHerbert Fletcher, Salado, Texas; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, 1962; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg; given to MFAH, 1977.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed below city view: Sam Houston
[no marks]

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