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Henry David Thoreau

Benjamin D. Maxham, active 1848 - 18581856

Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
Washington, D.C., United States

  • Title: Henry David Thoreau
  • Creator: Benjamin D. Maxham, active 1848 - 1858
  • Date Created: 1856
  • Physical Dimensions: Case Open: 7.6 × 12.7 × 0.8 cm (3 × 5 × 5/16")
  • Subject Keywords: Transcendentalist, Literature, Writers, Interior decoration, Essayist, Portraits, Facial Hair, Cased object, Philosopher, Humanities and Social Sciences, Naturalists, Design, Science and Technology, Diarist, Men, Scientists, Poets, Beards
  • Original Source: See this work of art on the National Portrait Gallery website
  • Medium: Ninth-plate daguerreotype
  • Sitter: Henry David Thoreau, 12 Jul 1817 - 6 May 1862
  • Credit line : National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of anonymous donor
Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery

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