General Winfield Scott
ArtistPossibly
Mathew B. Brady
(American, 1823-1896)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1861
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 16 1/8 × 12 1/8 in. (41 × 30.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 30 1/16 in. (76.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 30 1/16 in. (76.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.113
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. Black and white photograph of a man in uniform. He has a medal on his chest, stripes down the sides of his pant legs, a long coat, and a belt wrapped around his midsection. He is holding a sword in his right hand pointed down to the ground. He is standing indoors and to the right of him is a long curtain draping down with a tassel. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].Exhibition History"At the Front," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., August 14, 2009 - January 17, 2010.
