Black-and-white studio portrait of a bearded man in a dark frock coat seated on a wooden chair with a patterned rug beneath him.

Seated Bearded Man in Frock Coat, Glass Plate Portrait

A bearded man in a dark frock coat and light cravat sits on a carved wooden chair with one leg crossed over the other, one arm resting along the upholstered back. A patterned floor rug and plain studio backdrop frame him in this monochrome photograph taken on a glass plate negative.

Artist: Unknown
Date: c. 1860-70
Medium: Glass plate collodion negative
Source: Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size: 2453 × 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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