William Henry Powell

c. 1850

Whitehurst Studio

Associated Names
Whitehurst Studio

Artist, American, active 1850s

This image shows a man from the waist up. He is standing in a slight three-quarter pose with his body angled slightly to the side while his head faces forward. The man has a facial hairstyle, including a mustache and goatee, and short, wavy hair. He is wearing a dark suit jacket over a waistcoat with a patterned texture, a white shirt, and a bow tie. In his hand, he is holding a set of spectacles with a visible chain. The background of the photograph is plain.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Janos Novomesky; (Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc., New York), 1997; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, bottom center in graphite: m 1180

Wikidata ID

Q64170343

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