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[Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant (Julia Dent Grant), head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] – Antique Photo Print

[Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant (Julia Dent Grant), head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left], [between 1865 and 1885(?)] — historic photograph
[Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant (Julia Dent Grant), head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left], [between 1865 and 1885(?)]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant (Julia Dent Grant), head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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[Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant (Julia Dent Grant), head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

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Julia Dent Grant, wife of Ulysses S. Grant, sits for this head-and-shoulders portrait turned toward the left, a pose photographers of the era often used to show a sitter's profile and the line of the face. Julia Dent married Grant in 1848 and remained at his side through his Army career and his two terms as president, from 1869 to 1877, when she became one of the most visible first ladies of her day. The record dates the print only to a span between 1865 and 1885, so it reflects the studio portrait style of the Civil War era and the decades after. Portraits like this one were widely sold as cartes de visite and cabinet cards, which made the faces of public figures familiar to ordinary households.

Created / published[between 1865 and 1885(?)]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1860-1890.Photographic prints 1860-1890.
SubjectsGrant, Julia Dent,--1826-1902.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,295 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-178742

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