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Sepia studio portrait of a bearded man with swept-back hair, wearing a dark jacket and bow tie, against a plain backdrop.

Portrait of George William Curtis, c. 1870

A carte-de-visite portrait of a bearded man with swept-back hair, shown from the chest up in a dark jacket and patterned bow tie against a plain brown backdrop. The sepia albumen print shows faint spots and a worn card border, with soft studio lighting on his face.

Artist
Abraham Bogardus
Date
c. 1870
Medium
Albumen silver print
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2553 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1875).
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