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Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a dark military uniform, surrounded by decorative borders with small battle and camp scenes.

Ulysses S. Grant

An oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark military-style uniform with rows of buttons and a high collar, set against a shaded background. Decorative borders surround him with small scenes of camps, battle and soldiers on horseback, and a printed caption and signature appear below.

Artist
John C. McRae
Date
1865
Medium
Etching and engraving
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
3123 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1865).
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 Ulysses S. Grant, retrato grabado

Retrato grabado en óvalo de un hombre barbado con un uniforme militar oscuro, con hileras de botones y cuello alto, sobre un fondo sombreado. Un marco decorativo rodea la figura con pequeñas escenas de campamentos, batalla y soldados a caballo, y bajo el óvalo aparece una leyenda impresa y una firma.

Português: General Ulysses S. Grant, retrato gravado

Retrato gravado em formato oval de um homem barbudo com uniforme militar escuro, fileiras de botões e gola alta, sobre um fundo sombreado. Uma moldura decorativa cerca a figura com pequenas cenas de acampamentos, batalha e soldados a cavalo, e há uma legenda impressa e uma assinatura abaixo.

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