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Black and white lithograph portrait of a bearded man in a military-style coat with star shoulder boards, with the caption General U.S. Grant below.

Ulysses S. Grant

A bearded man in a dark military-style coat with shoulder boards bearing stars and a dark cravat looks steadily forward in this half-length lithographic portrait. Shaded tonal modeling and a pale background frame the head and shoulders, with the lettered caption "General U.S. Grant" printed along the bottom edge.

Artist
Currier & Ives Lithography Company
Date
c. 1868
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2995 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1873).
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: General U.S. Grant, la elección de la nación para presidente (litografía)

Un hombre barbado con un abrigo oscuro de estilo militar, hombreras con estrellas y corbata oscura mira de frente en este retrato litográfico de medio cuerpo. El sombreado tonal y el fondo claro enmarcan la cabeza y los hombros, con la leyenda "General U.S. Grant" impresa en el borde inferior.

Português: General U.S. Grant, a escolha da nação para presidente (litografia)

Um homem barbudo, com casaco escuro de estilo militar, ombreiras com estrelas e gravata escura, olha de frente neste retrato litográfico de meio corpo. A modelagem tonal sombreada e o fundo claro emolduram a cabeça e os ombros, com a legenda "General U.S. Grant" impressa na borda inferior.

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