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Artist
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896
Publisher
E. & H. T. Anthony & Company, active 1852 - 1901
Sitter
Winfield Scott Hancock, 14 Feb 1824 - 9 Feb 1886
Date
c. 1861
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 8.6 × 5.6 cm (3 3/8 × 2 3/16")
Mount: 9.8 × 6.1 cm (3 7/8 × 2 3/8")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Drape
Symbols & Motifs\Star
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Goatee
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Interior\Studio\Photography
Winfield Scott Hancock: Male
Winfield Scott Hancock: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Winfield Scott Hancock: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Winfield Scott Hancock: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Winfield Scott Hancock: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Brigadier General
Winfield Scott Hancock: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. F.B. Wilde