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General Ulysses Grant

Photograph
c. 1864 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Brady, Mathew B. (photographer)
Place of origin
United States (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of General Ulysses Grant (1822-1885), a Commanding General for the Union Army in the American Civil War (1861-65). He was elected the 18th President of the United States in 1869.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
Portraits
The Royal Photographic Society
RPS Digitisation Project
Object type
Photograph
TitleGeneral Ulysses Grant (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Mathew Brady, Portrait of General Ulysses Grant, albumen print, c. 1864.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of General Ulysses Grant (1822-1885), a Commanding General for the Union Army in the American Civil War (1861-65). He was elected the 18th President of the United States in 1869.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 93mm
  • Image width: 55mm
  • Card height: 105mm
  • Card width: 63mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • BRADY'S / National Photographic Portrait / GALLERIES / Broadway and 10th St, New York / 352 Pennsylvania Avenue / Washington, D.C. (Printed on verso as part of logo.)
  • General Ulysses Grant (Handwritten on verso in pencil.)
  • President of USA / 1869 (Handwritten on verso in ink.)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Associated object
PROV.5859-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG302 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.183 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.2060-2017

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Record createdAugust 8, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1408378/general-ulysses-grant-photograph-brady-mathew-b/
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