Seated bearded man in spectacles, glass plate portrait

A bearded man with a long, full beard and round spectacles sits turned in a wooden chair, wearing a dark suit and buttoned waistcoat, one hand resting on his knee. The plain studio backdrop and soft gray tones suggest a formal 19th-century portrait, shown here as a dark-bordered glass plate photograph.

Artist

Unknown

Date

c. 1860-70

Medium

Glass plate collodion negative

Source

Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)

Size

2713 × 4000 px

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