[Winfield Scott, head-and-shoulders portrait, head three-quarters to the right, eyes front, in civilian dress] – Antique Photo Print
![[Winfield Scott, head-and-shoulders portrait, head three-quarters to the right, eyes front, in civilian dress], [between 1851 and 1860] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f8/f81a43c0843b-L.webp)
(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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A window into the past: [Winfield Scott, head-and-shoulders portrait, head three-quarters to the right, eyes front, in civilian dress], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Winfield Scott, head-and-shoulders portrait, head three-quarters to the right, eyes front, in civilian dress]
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Scratched into the face of this half plate daguerreotype are the words "Gen. Scott," a label linking the sitter to the army officer who led American troops into Mexico City in 1847. Here Winfield Scott wears civilian dress, his head turned three-quarters to the right and his eyes fixed on the camera. The plate was produced in Mathew Brady's studio between 1851 and 1860, when gold toning was used to deepen and protect the delicate silver image. Scott would later run for president as the Whig nominee in 1852.
| Created / published | [between 1851 and 1860] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1850-1860.Daguerreotypes 1850-1860. |
| Notes | DAG no. 325 is probably a copy of this image. Scratched on face of plate: 146; Gen. Scott. Written on back of plate: 224. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Facing the light / H. Pfister. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978, p. 344. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio. |
| Subjects | Scott, Winfield,--1786-1866. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,288 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 723_Winfield_Scott_headands_1851 |
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