[CIVIL WAR]. [BRADY, Mathew (1822-1896), photographer, after]. Composite image showing members of the US Senate in 1859 with accompanying key identifying the subjects.
Sale 1096 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Nov 11, 2022
Lots Close
Nov 21, 2022
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$250 -
$350
Sold for $156
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. [BRADY, Mathew (1822-1896), photographer, after]. Composite image showing members of the US Senate in 1859 with accompanying key identifying the subjects.
12 3/4 x 16 in. composite print featuring bust and shoulder-length portraits of the United States Senators from 1859 on cardstock mount, housed in 22 1/2 x 26 3/4 in. wood frame (toning, some soiling to mat, unexamined outside frame; some chipping to frame). Light penciled in lower right margin, which appears to read, "Prince Foto, Wash. DC."
[With:] 6 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. printed copy of the "Key to the United States Senate by M.B. Brady," as captioned in lower margin, with copyright information indicating that the original composite image was created in 1859 by Brady, New York (toning, some discoloration). A numbered list is included in the margins identifying the senators and states for which they served, with corresponding numbers written on each portrait. Notable subjects include Simon Cameron, Andrew Johnson, Stephen Douglas, William Seward, Charles Sumner, Hannibal Hamlin, Sam Houston, J.P. Benjamin, Joseph Lane, Jefferson Davis, and John C. Breckenridge.
A composite portrait originally made just before the start of the Civil War, illustrating a number of individuals that would play a significant role in both the Union and Confederate governments in the years ahead.
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