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Etched portrait of a bearded man in a military coat and slouch hat, standing beside a map and binoculars against a dark rocky background.

Ulysses S. Grant, etched portrait by James Fagan (1899)

Half-length etched portrait of a bearded man in a dark military frock coat and slouch hat, one hand in his pocket, standing beside a map table with binoculars. Rocky, shadowed terrain fills the background, and the museum identifies the sitter as Ulysses S. Grant.

Artist
James Fagan
Date
1899
Medium
Etching on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)
Size
3060 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1899).
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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