Self-portrait

Artist Napoleon Sarony (American, born Canada, 1821 - 1896)

Dateca. 1875

MediumAlbumen cabinet card

DimensionsOverall: 5 5/8 x 3 7/8 inches (14.29 x 9.84 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.506

InscribedPhotographer's Credit "Sarony" (lower left) and "37 Union Square, N.Y." (lower right) Front of Mount Printed Description: Photog's credit printed on front of card.

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DescriptionImage of a man standing in a uniform with a cap and tall boots, holding a sword.Published References

Published References

"Sarony," Wilson's Photographic Magazine 34:482 (February 1897): 64-75; Ben L. Bassham, The Theatrical Photographs of Napoleon Sarony (Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1978).

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