Seated man in dark formal clothing beside a table with a book, photographed as a collodion glass plate negative with mottled, damaged edges.

Portrait of Lyman Trumbull, Seated Beside a Table

A seated man in a dark coat, waistcoat, and bow tie rests one hand on a table holding a book, with a chain visible at his vest. A pale, mottled surface and dark damage marks cover the glass plate, softening the edges of the composition.

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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