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[Brigadier General George Cadwalader, half-length portrait, facing left, in uniform] – Antique Photo Print

[Brigadier General George Cadwalader, half-length portrait, facing left, in uniform], c1842. — historic print
[Brigadier General George Cadwalader, half-length portrait, facing left, in uniform], c1842.. Historic print 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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Shown in half-length and turned to the left, Brigadier General George Cadwalader wears his military uniform, a choice that signals his rank at a time when he was establishing his public career. Born in 1806, Cadwalader later served as a volunteer officer in the Mexican-American War, and this mezzotint, dated around 1842, predates that service. Mezzotint was a favored method for reproducing portraits in the 1840s because its rich, soft gradations of light and shadow suited both cloth and skin. The print carries a copyright line in the name of Thomas A. Andrews, who is credited with its publication.

Created / publishedc1842.
Medium1 print : mezzotint.
GenreMezzotints 1840-1850.Portrait prints 1840-1850.
NotesCopyright by Thomas A. Andrews.
SubjectsCadwalader, George,--1806-1879.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,023 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-163352

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