Sepia studio portrait of an older gray-haired man in a dark military uniform with buttons, resting his hand on a sword hilt.

John Eillis Wool, Carte-de-Visite Portrait

This carte-de-visite portrait shows an older man with gray hair in a dark military uniform, with rows of buttons and shoulder insignia visible, turned three-quarters to the camera. He rests one hand on a sword hilt against a plain studio backdrop, with a cream mount beneath the albumen print.

Artist: Mathew Brady Studio
Date: c. 1862
Medium: Albumen silver print
Source: Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size: 1891 × 2750 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1867).
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

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