Portrait of a First Lieutenant, Infantry

c. 1863

Wolff's Gallery

Associated Names
Wolff's Gallery

Artist, American, active 1860s

The image shows a man standing upright. He is positioned slightly to the side with his left hand resting on a marble pillar. The man has short brown hair and a full beard. He is wearing a dark blue military uniform with gold buttons and shoulder epaulettes, complemented by light blue trousers. In his right hand, he holds a dark hat, while a black belt with a gold buckle secures his uniform at the waist, and a sword hangs from it. White gloves cover his hands. The background features a scenic landscape with a river, greenery, and hills under a blue sky. The setting appears to be both indoors and outdoor, with a large brown curtain draping beside the pillar and a stone urn in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    salted paper print with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 23.9 × 18.5 cm (9 7/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
    mount: 30.4 × 24.9 cm (11 15/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.213


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

bottom center of mount printed in gold ink: Wolff, No. 10 Royal St., Alexandria, Va.