Camp Scene

1862

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 five men from the waist up, outside a canvas tent, with more tents visible in the background. Two men are standing, while three are seated. The standing man on the left holds a rifle and wears a military cap and a uniform jacket with his hands gloved, while the other standing man is wearing a similar military cap and uniform. The seated men have a more relaxed posture; one is seated in a chair with his hands clasped, another is sitting on a box with his hands resting on his knees, and the third is crouched beside the tent. The men have various facial hair styles, ranging from clean-shaven to having full beards, and they wear military-style caps. Their clothing consists of dark shirts; one man, seated on the right, wears a brimmed hat and suspenders. The background consists of other canvas tents, indicating a campsite setting during the daytime.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 8.75 × 5.8 cm (3 7/16 × 2 5/16 in.)
    mount: 10.15 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.12.18


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thomas Harris, New York), c. 1990s; NGA purchase, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center on mount printed in brown ink: Brady; on verso, by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: Mess No. 4—Camp Aspinwall / Near Bolivar [underlined] Va. / Jas. P. Burrell, C.S. Roberts, / D.E. Gwynne, O.S. Manning / G.A. French.; center printed in black ink: BRADY'S / NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC / PORTRAIT GALLERIES. / Broadway & Tenth Street. / NEW YORK. / & / No352 Pennsylvania Av. Washington D.C.


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