Portrait of Edgar Allen Poe | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Portrait of Edgar Allen Poe

Portrait of Edgar Allen Poe | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Cabinet card of a pastel drawing, formal portrait, waist-up, of Edgar Allen Poe. The drawing was created by Oscar Halling, a little known Baltimore artist in the 1860s. The photographs of the drawing were printed from copy negatives made and copyrighted in 1893 at the request of the Poe family. These prints were distributed at the Maryland Exhibit of the Chicago World’s Fair. The location of the original pastel drawing is unknown.
DESCRIPTION
Cabinet card of a pastel drawing, formal portrait, waist-up, of Edgar Allen Poe. The drawing was created by Oscar Halling, a little known Baltimore artist in the 1860s. The photographs of the drawing were printed from copy negatives made and copyrighted in 1893 at the request of the Poe family. These prints were distributed at the Maryland Exhibit of the Chicago World’s Fair. The location of the original pastel drawing is unknown.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:123694
Creation Date:date unknown 1893
Creator Name:Cummins, Baltimore, Maryland
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Collection Name:Name File
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:NF Poe, Edgar Allen
Original Dimensions:4.25 x 6.5 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Stamped on the bottom right corner of the photograph, "Copyright 1893 By Amelia Poe."

Handwritten on reverse, "Edgar Allen Poe. Given me by his cousin about 50 years ago -- Elizabeth Hopkins Johnson. Her name was 'Edwina'-X --."

Donated to the Wisconsin Historical Society by Mrs. Hobart S. Johnson on August 1st, 1942.

SUBJECTS
Drawing
Portraits
Neckties
Suits (Clothing)
Hairstyles
Men
Moustache
Authors

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