Sepia photograph of a bearded man in a top hat reading a newspaper in a wicker chair on a porch, with potted plants beside him.

Ulysses S. Grant

A bearded man in a dark suit and top hat sits in a wicker armchair on a wooden porch, reading a newspaper, with potted plants and a wicker chair beside him. This albumen silver print carries the printed caption "Last photograph of Gen. Grant, four days before death," which identifies the sitter.

Artist: John D. Gilman
Date: 1885
Medium: Albumen silver print
Source: Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size: 4000 × 2662 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1885).
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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