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[Hugh Brady, half-length portrait, facing front, in civilian dress] – Antique Photo Print

[Hugh Brady, half-length portrait, facing front, in civilian dress], [between 1844 and 1851] — historic photograph
[Hugh Brady, half-length portrait, facing front, in civilian dress], [between 1844 and 1851]. Historic photograph from the Daguerreotypes & Early Photography collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Hugh Brady, half-length portrait, facing front, in civilian dress]

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The inscription "Gen. Brady" scratched on the back of this half-plate daguerreotype identifies the sitter as Hugh Brady, an Irish-born officer who spent most of his life in the United States Army. He served through the War of 1812, including the fighting at Lundy's Lane, and this portrait dates from the last years of his life, between 1844 and 1851. Brady sits in civilian dress rather than uniform, which was common for officers sitting for portraits away from duty. The gold toning, applied to strengthen the image and reduce glare, was a finishing step many studios used in the 1840s. The plate also carries the number 150 scratched on its face, probably a studio or cataloguing mark.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1851]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesScratched on face of plate: 150. Scratched on back of plate: Gen. Brady. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsBrady, Hugh,--1768-1851.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,276 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference60_Hugh_Brady_halflength_p_1844

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