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Portrait of Poe

Daniel Bendann1877

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe, seated and holding a quill in his hand. Part of a column and curtain are visible behind him. Photograph of an original daguerreotype by Jesse Harrison Whitehurst, Richmond, Virginia, taken in 1849.

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  • Title: Portrait of Poe
  • Creator: Daniel Bendann
  • Date Created: 1877
  • Location Created: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • Physical Dimensions: 14.8 × 9.6 cm (5 13/16 × 3 3/4 in.)
  • Type: Print
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Albumen silver print
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.XB.937.5.1
  • Culture: American
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Daniel Bendann (American, 1835 - 1914)
  • Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)
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