Portrait of a Bearded Man Seated in a Carved Armchair

A bearded man with receding hair sits in a carved wooden armchair, wearing a dark double-breasted suit with a white collar and cravat. He rests one hand on the chair arm and the other on his knee, against a studio backdrop with a draped curtain at right. The sepia tones and soft, even light suit a formal studio portrait.

Artist

Mathew Brady Studio

Date

c. 1866

Medium

Albumen silver print

Source

Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)

Size

2858 × 4000 px

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