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Attribution
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
Winfield Scott, 13 Jun 1786 - 29 May 1866
Unidentified Man
Unidentified Man
Unidentified Man
Unidentified Man
Unidentified Man
Date
c. 1860-70
Type
Photographic Negative
Medium
Glass plate collodion negative
Dimensions
Plate: 9 × 6.3 × 0.3 cm (3 9/16 × 2 1/2 × 1/8")
Topic
Symbols & Motifs\Medal
Home Furnishings\Furniture
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Exterior
Weapon
Architecture\Window
Weapon\Sword
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Architecture\Wall\Brick
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet
Exterior\Architecture\Porch
Nature & Environment\Plant\Grass
Costume\Dress Accessory\Sash
Costume\Dress Accessory\Scabbard
Architecture\Stairs\Step
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops
Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt
Unidentified Man: Male
Winfield Scott: Male
Winfield Scott: Literature\Writer
Winfield Scott: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
Winfield Scott: Politics and Government\Public official
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\War of 1812
Winfield Scott: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Mexican War
Winfield Scott: Congressional Gold Medal
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.81.M1392
Collection Description
The Frederick Hill Meserve Collection comprises more than five thousand Civil War-era portrait negatives from the Mathew Brady photography studio in New York City. The collection, which the National Portrait Gallery acquired in 1981, includes portraits of generals, politicians, diplomats, painters, and performers. It also contains depictions of “Human Curiosities” at P. T. Barnum’s American Museum in New York City, that, although highly exploitative, help to document the historical representations of disability in the United States.
La Colección Frederick Hill Meserve contiene más de 5,000 negativos de retratos de la época de la Guerra Civil provenientes del estudio fotográfico de Mathew Brady en la ciudad de Nueva York. Adquirida por la National Portrait Gallery en 1981, la colección incluye retratos de militares, políticos, diplomáticos y artistas. También contiene imágenes de “curiosidades humanas” exhibidas en el American Museum de P.T. Barnum en Nueva York. Estas últimas, a pesar de su índole degradante, nos ayudan a documentar la representación histórica de las personas discapacitadas en EE.UU.
