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Black and white photograph of a bearded man in a dark double-breasted jacket and bow tie, turned to the left against a pale backdrop.

Schuyler Colfax

A bearded man with swept-back hair sits in three-quarter profile, wearing a double-breasted dark jacket, waistcoat, white shirt and bow tie. He gazes off to the left against a plain pale backdrop. The image is a glass plate collodion negative, showing sharp detail and soft tonal gradients.

Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1860-70
Medium
Glass plate collodion negative
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2909 × 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: Retrato de Schuyler Colfax, c. 1860-1870

Un hombre barbado de cabello peinado hacia atrás aparece en tres cuartos de perfil, con una chaqueta oscura cruzada, chaleco, camisa blanca y corbata de moño. Mira hacia la izquierda sobre un fondo liso y pálido. Es un negativo de colodión sobre placa de vidrio, con detalle nítido y suaves gradaciones tonales.

Português: Retrato de Schuyler Colfax, c. 1860-1870

Um homem barbado, com cabelo penteado para trás, aparece em three quartos de perfil, vestindo paletó escuro transpassado, colete, camisa branca e gravata borboleta. Ele olha para a esquerda diante de um fundo claro e liso. A imagem é um negativo de colódio em placa de vidro, com detalhes nítidos e suaves gradações tonais.