Francis E. Brownell

1861

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 depicts a man standing upright and facing the viewer. He is holding a rifle with a bayonet attached, resting it on the ground. The man has a serious expression, a neat mustache, a short beard, and wears a military uniform with a brimmed cap. He stands on a patterned floor against a textured neutral backdrop. Nearby, there is a bundle of fabric or possibly a flag and a small architectural feature partially visible on the right side.

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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: 10.4 × 6.2 cm (4 1/8 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.12.11

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thomas Harris, New York), c. 2005; NGA purchase, 2019.

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

lower center on mount printed in black ink: FRANCIS E. BROWNELL, / The avenger of Ellsworth. / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1861, by M. / B. Brady, in the Clerks' office of the District Court of the Uni- / ted States for the Southern District of New York.; on verso, center printed in black ink: PUBLISHED BY / E. ANTHONY, / 501 Broadway, / NEW YORK. / FROM / PHOTOGRAPHIC / NEGATIVE, / FROM / BRADY'S NATIONAL / Portrait Gallery.

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