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Whitman admired the effect of this photograph by George Cox, calling it The Laughing Philosopher. He sent a copy to Alfred, Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England, who responded that he "liked it much—oh! so much."
Details
- Title: Walt Whitman
- Creator: George C. Cox
- Date Created: 1887
- Physical Dimensions: w18.4 x h22.1 cm (Image)
- Type: Platinum print
- Rights: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Feinberg
- External Link: https://npg.si.edu/portraits
- Classification: Photograph
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