William J. Hardee
A bearded man with a goatee stands before a plain studio backdrop, wearing a dark double-breasted military-style coat with brass buttons, shoulder epaulettes, and a buckled belt. He wears white gloves, one hand gripping a sword hilt, in this glass plate collodion negative dated about 1860 to 1870, with dust specks and cracked edges visible.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1860-70
- Medium
- Glass plate collodion negative
- Source
- Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
- Size
- 3120 × 4000 px
Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1875).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
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