Daguerreotype portrait of Robert Carey Long, Jr., (1810-1849), a Baltimore architect best-known for his work on the Gothic Revival monumented gateway of Green Mount Cemetery (1839). Long was the son of Robert Carey Long, Sr., (1770-1833), also a prominent architect. In 1837, he married Elizabeth Walker Edes (1817-1883), daughter of Benjamin Edes of Baltimore. The…

Portrait of Robert Carey Long, Jr.

Description

Daguerreotype portrait of Robert Carey Long, Jr., (1810-1849), a Baltimore architect best-known for his work on the Gothic Revival monumented gateway of Green Mount Cemetery (1839). Long was the son of Robert Carey Long, Sr., (1770-1833), also a prominent architect. In 1837, he married Elizabeth Walker Edes (1817-1883), daughter of Benjamin Edes of Baltimore. The couple were parents to Mary Edes (1840-1907), married John Stears; Walter (1842-); Janet Duncan (1844-1862); and Benjamin Edes (1847-1881).

Date

undated

Collection Number

CSPH

Dimensions

3 1/2 in x 4 5/8 in

Object ID

CSPH 077

Resource ID

4177

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.