Black-and-white studio portrait of an elderly man with white hair and bow tie, seated beside a draped curtain, one hand on his knee.

Daniel Phoenix Ingraham, Seated Portrait, 1862

A seated elderly man with white hair and a bow tie wears a dark long coat and watch chain, one hand resting on his knee, beside a draped curtain. The black-and-white glass plate negative shows a studio portrait with handwritten inscription across the top edge.

Artist: Unknown
Date: May 16, 1862
Medium: Glass plate collodion negative
Source: Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size: 2793 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1862).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

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