Black and white collodion negative of a bearded older man in spectacles and a bow tie, seated at a table with a book and quill.

Lyman Trumbull, seated portrait with quill and book

Seated older man with a full beard, spectacles and a dark bow tie rests one hand on a table holding a book and a quill pen against a mottled studio backdrop. This glass plate collodion negative shows cracks, scratches and dark edge damage, with the sitter's chair partly visible at the right.

Artist: Unknown
Date: c. 1860-70
Medium: Glass plate collodion negative
Source: Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size: 2788 × 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

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