"Regular Contraband"

c. 1863

Attributed to McPherson & Oliver

Associated Names
McPherson & Oliver

Artist After, American, active 1860s

The image depicts a seated man with his legs crossed on a wooden chair. He has a focused expression, prominent facial features, and short hair. The man wears a cap, a tattered jacket, a worn-out shirt, and pants with tears. The chair is simple, and the background is plain with light-colored fabric.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 8.9 × 5.5 cm (3 1/2 × 2 3/16 in.)
    mount: 10.1 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.95.3

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, MI; (Thomas Harris, New York); NGA purchase, 2018.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • The Eye of the Sun: Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, center in graphite perpendicular: Regular Contraband

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