Philip Henry Sheridan
Publisher
E. and H.T. Anthony and Company
(American, 1852-1901)
Artist
Mathew B. Brady
(American, 1823-1896)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1863
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Support: 4 x 2 3/8 in. (10.2 x 6 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 5/16 x 2 1/4 in. (8.4 x 5.7 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 5/16 x 2 1/4 in. (8.4 x 5.7 cm)
InscribedHandwritten in ink below image on mount: "Phil. Sheridan". In pencil on reverse at top: "Sheridan". Imprint on reverse: "Published by / E. & H. T. ANTHONY & Co. / 591 Broadway / New York. / FROM / PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVE, / in / BRADY'S / National Portrait Gallery".
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.102
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionThis albumen carte de visite is a portrait of General Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888), Union general in Civil War. He is standing with his left hand at his side; right hand in his uniform coat (Napoleonic pose). To his left is a drape which partially obscures a table with a book on it. The mount is rectangular with rounded corners, gilt border of double lines around the image.
