Armory Square Hospital, Washington
1863–65
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
Image: 17.3 × 20 cm (6 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Accession Number
33.65.307
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Armory Square Hospital,** (1863–65) captures a poignant moment from the American Civil War, likely photographed by Mathew B. or a member of his studio team. Brady, a pioneering figure in 19th-century photography, documented the war's harsh realities, sending teams into the field to produce some of the first visual records the conflict. This albumen silver print from a glass negative a hallmark wet-collodion process popular in the era—reveals crisp details in just 17.3 × 20 cm, preserving the intensity of wartime life with remarkable clarity and tonal depth. The image depicts Armory Square H...
About the Artist
Mathew B. Brady|Unknown · 1823–1896
Mathew B. Brady (c. 1823–1896) was an American photographer who became the most famous photographer of the Civil War era and one of the founding figures of American photographic history. Born in Warren County, New York, to Irish immigrant parents, he learned the daguerreotype process from Samuel F.B. Morse and William Page and opened his first portrait studio in New York City in 1844. Brady quick...