General George Armstrong Custer

1865

Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries

Associated Names
Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries

Artist, American, 1860 - 1875

E. & H.T. Anthony

Publisher, American, 1862 - 1902

The image shows a man from the waist up, seated and slightly turned to the side. He has prominent facial features with a strong jawline and a mustache. His hair is long and wavy, extending past his shoulders. He is wearing a dark military uniform with buttons and a light necktie. On his shoulders, he has insignias. He is also wearing a wide-brimmed hat with a pin on the front. The background is a neutral tone.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 8.6 × 5.4 cm (3 3/8 × 2 1/8 in.)
    mount: 10.1 × 6.2 cm (4 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.12.6

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Brian Caplan; Thomas Harris, New York, late 1990s; NGA purchase, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, bottom center on mount in black ink: General Custer / "Sheridans Boy"; on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in black ink: Taken in Washington / May 1865; center printed in black ink: BRADY'S / NATIONAL / PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT GALLERIES / No. 352 Pennsylvania Avenue, / Washington, D.C., / and / Broadway & Tenth st., New York.

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