Major General George B. McClellan
Artist
Mathew B. Brady
(American, 1823-1896)
CultureAmerican
Date1861
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (39.4 x 24.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange
Object number98.32.200
Collections
Not on view
DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. Photograph of a general in uniform. His sword is in his left hand pointing downward. His right hand is tucked inside his vest. He has short hair and a moustache. Behind him a curtain is pulled to drape over a chair. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].Label TextMathew B. Brady American, 1823−1896 Major General George Brinton McClellan, 1861 Albumen print (photograph) George McClellan (1826−1885) commanded the Army of the Potomac in the early years of the Civil War. Near the top of his class at the University of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the privileged young officer saw himself as intellectually and socially superior to backwoods politicians like Lincoln, with whom he was frequently at odds. Mathew Brady’s firm led the American photography market by appealing to sophisticated clientele like McClellan with large and handsome photographic portraits like this one. Gift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange 98.32.200 Exhibition History"At the Front," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., August 14, 2009 - January 17, 2010. "Shooting Lincoln: Photography and the 16th President," Chrysler Museum of Art, February 10 - July 5, 2015.
