Accession Number
2008/2.196.26

Title
Lysander Cutler, Brig. Gen. and Bv't. Maj. Gen. Vols. U.S.A.

Artist(s)

Object Creation Date
circa 1862-1865

Medium & Support
albumen print on paper

Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Seymour and Barbara K. Adelson

Subject matter
In this photograph, United States Army General Lysander Cutler sits at a slight turn as he gazes sullenly toward the viewer. His coat, modestly ornamented with two rows of gold buttons, has a slight sheen to it. The backdrop behind him is mainly an ombré of light to medium gray tones. Cutler was a general who served in the Eastern Theater during the American Civil War (1861-65). Here he poses for Mathew Brady, who produced a large number of cartes-de-visite of various Union Army and Navy officers during the war.

Physical Description
Seated, half-length portrait of a bearded man in a military uniform. 

Primary Object Classification
Photograph

Collection Area
Photography

Rights
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Keywords
armed forces
beards
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
military uniforms
officers (administrators)
portraits