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Lithograph portrait of a man in a buttoned military uniform, framed by an ornate border with an eagle at top and a caption below.

Robert Patterson, Plumbeotype National Gallery Portrait, 1847

A lithograph portrait of a man in a military uniform with a high-buttoned coat, shown bust-length within an ornate decorative border topped by an eagle. Below the figure, a handwritten signature and the caption "Maj Gen'l U.S. Army" appear, with a banner reading "Plumbeotype National Gallery" at the base.

Artist
John Plumbe
Date
1847
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
2996 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1847).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery

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