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Sepia studio portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a dark military uniform with epaulettes, seated in a chair, hand resting on knee.

General Winfield Scott

A seated elderly man with white hair wears a dark military uniform with epaulettes, a double row of buttons, a sash-like belt with embroidered trim, and a white cord across his chest. His gloved hand rests on his knee against a plain studio backdrop. The printed caption at the bottom reads Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott, and the handwritten date 1861 appears at upper right.

Artist
Charles DeForest Fredricks
Date
June 10, 1862
Medium
Albumen silver print
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2598 × 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

Español: Teniente General Winfield Scott, retrato en carte-de-visite

Un hombre mayor de cabello blanco, sentado, viste un uniforme militar oscuro con charreteras, doble fila de botones y un cinturón con bordado dorado, además de un cordón blanco sobre el pecho. Su mano enguantada descansa sobre la rodilla frente a un fondo de estudio liso. En la parte inferior aparece el pie impreso Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott, y arriba a la derecha, la fecha 1861 escrita a mano.

Português: Tenente-General Winfield Scott, retrato em carte-de-visite

Um homem idoso de cabelos brancos está sentado, vestindo um uniforme militar escuro com ombreiras, fileira dupla de botões e um cinto com acabamento bordado, além de um cordão branco sobre o peito. Sua mão enluvada repousa sobre o joelho diante de um fundo liso de estúdio. Na parte inferior lê-se a legenda impressa Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott, e no canto superior direito aparece a data 1861 escrita à mão.