2.2002.321: Hiriam Ulysess Grant, also known as Ulysess S. Grant, (1822-1885), 18th President of the U.S. 1869-1877

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2.2002.321

People

Unidentified Artist
Published by Estes and Lauriat (1872 - 1898)

Title

Hiriam Ulysess Grant, also known as Ulysess S. Grant, (1822-1885), 18th President of the U.S. 1869-1877

Classification

Photographs

Work Type

photograph

Date

c. 1885

Places

Creation Place: North America, United States

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/159439

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Photomechanical print on silk

Technique

Photomechanical print

Dimensions

image: 52.5 x 36.3 cm (20 11/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
support: 62 x 48.2 cm (24 7/16 x 19 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: recto, below b.r. corner of image, in graphite: H.W. Berthrong [formerly recorded as 'Bartstrong' in title]
• inscription: recto, lower right, within field of image at edge of vignette, probably graphite but severly faded: H BERTHRON
• caption: recto, printed below lower edge of image: Copyright 1885 by Estes and Lauriat
• inscription: verso, upper edge, graphite: [former CCVA label]
  Brady Studio P1984.1002

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Gift from Widener Library

Accession Year

2011

Object Number

2.2002.321

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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