Sepia photograph of a white marble statue of a robed figure holding a staff, standing on a pedestal within an oval dark background.

St. James (Jacob) marble statue, carte-de-visite photograph

A sepia albumen print mounted on card shows a white marble statue of a robed, bearded figure holding a staff, with drapery falling in soft folds. The statue stands on a square plinth against a dark oval vignette.

Artist: Meade Brothers Studio
Date: c. 1860 (after 1853 daguerreotype)
Medium: Albumen silver print
Source: Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size: 1491 × 2442 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
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

19th century neoclassical sculpture religious art albumen print marble sculpture sepia photograph robed figures staff statue carte-de-visite