Fine portrait viewed on both sides showing both profiles

Cornelius Rea Agnew (August 8, 1830 – April 18, 1888) was an American surgeon. Agnew was born in New York City, the son of William Agnew and Elizabeth Thompson Agnew. He graduated from Columbia College in 1849, and from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1852. That same year, he was appointed surgeon-general of New York State. He began to practice medicine in 1854 and served as a surgeon at the Ear and Eye Infirmary in New York City from 1855 through 1864. 
very good condition, damages to the case with weak hinges.