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Black-and-white studio portrait of a bearded man in a suit and bow tie, resting his hand on a carved wooden pedestal beside a column.

John S. Phelps

A bearded man in a dark suit, vest, and bow tie stands beside a carved wooden pedestal and classical column, one hand resting on the post. The black-and-white glass plate negative shows a formal studio portrait with a plain gray backdrop and soft, even lighting.

Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1860-70
Medium
Glass plate collodion negative
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2754 × 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

Español: John S. Phelps, negativo de placa de vidrio, c. 1860-1870

Un hombre barbudo con traje oscuro, chaleco y corbatín está de pie junto a un pedestal de madera tallada y una columna clásica, con una mano apoyada en el soporte. El negativo en blanco y negro muestra un retrato formal de estudio con un fondo gris liso y luz suave.

Português: John S. Phelps, negativo de placa de vidro, c. 1860-1870

Um homem barbudo, de terno escuro, colete e gravata borboleta, está em pé ao lado de um pedestal de madeira entalhada e de uma coluna clássica, com a mão apoiada no suporte. O negativo em preto e branco mostra um retrato formal de estúdio, com fundo cinza liso e iluminação suave.