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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2.2002.321
People
Unidentified Artist
Published by Estes and Lauriat (1872 - 1898)
Title
Hiriam Ulysess Grant, also known as Ulysess S. Grant, (1822-1885), 18th President of the U.S. 1869-1877
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
c. 1885
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/159439

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Photomechanical print on silk
Technique
Photomechanical print
Dimensions
image: 52.5 x 36.3 cm (20 11/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
support: 62 x 48.2 cm (24 7/16 x 19 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: recto, below b.r. corner of image, in graphite: H.W. Berthrong [formerly recorded as 'Bartstrong' in title]
  • inscription: recto, lower right, within field of image at edge of vignette, probably graphite but severly faded: H BERTHRON
  • caption: recto, printed below lower edge of image: Copyright 1885 by Estes and Lauriat
  • inscription: verso, upper edge, graphite: [former CCVA label]
    Brady Studio P1984.1002

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Gift from Widener Library
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2.2002.321
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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