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Artist
Ehrgott & Forbriger Lithography Company, active 1856 - 1869
Copy after
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896 (Photographer)
Sitter
George Gordon Meade, 31 Dec 1815 - 6 Nov 1872
Date
c. 1863
Type
Print
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
Image: 29.4 × 24.5 cm (11 9/16 × 9 5/8")
Sheet: 38.2 × 28 cm (15 1/16 × 11")
Mat: 55.9 × 40.7 cm (22 × 16")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Cap
Weapon\Sword
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Weapon\Cannon
Human Figures\Soldier
George Gordon Meade: Male
George Gordon Meade: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
George Gordon Meade: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
George Gordon Meade: Science and Technology\Engineer\Military engineer
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution