Irvin McDowell, Union army officer portrait, c. 1860-70

Full-length studio portrait of a bearded man in a dark double-breasted Union army frock coat with shoulder straps, a sash at the waist, and a sword held at his side, against a plain gray backdrop. Identified in the record as Irvin McDowell, this glass plate collodion negative shows the formal pose typical of 1860s portrait photography.

Artist

Unknown

Date

c. 1860-70

Medium

Glass plate collodion negative

Source

Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)

Size

2949 × 4000 px

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