M. Edward Rogers, Robert E. Randall, and Charles F. Lennig, First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry

1861

Samuel Broadbent

Associated Names
Samuel Broadbent

Artist, American, 1810 - 1880

The image shows three men standing closely together in military uniforms. Each man holds a sword in their right hand, resting against their left shoulder. The man on the left has his left arm resting on the shoulder of the center figure. They all have mustaches and wear caps. The background is plain, with a curved arch at the top framing the photo.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 19.6 × 15.1 cm (7 11/16 × 5 15/16 in.)
    mount: 29.5 × 24.5 cm (11 5/8 × 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.72.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thomas Harris, New York, NY); NGA purchase, 2017.

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.

Wikidata ID

Q64169961

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