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Watercolor of a bearded man in a dark suit seated in a cane rocking chair, holding a lit cigar, on a tan background.

General U.S. Grant seated in a rocking chair with cigar

A bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie sits in a cane-backed rocking chair, holding a lit cigar with smoke rising beside him. He wears dark shoes and rests one hand on the chair arm against a soft tan background. A printed label below the frame reads General U.S. Grant, June 1, 1894.

Artist
Thomas Nast
Date
1872
Medium
Watercolor on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2425 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1872).
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