[Eastern Man with Beard and Sabre]
Unknown
1860s
![[Eastern Man with Beard and Sabre] by Unknown](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/eastern-man-with-beard-and-sabre-263207.webp)
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert O. Dougan Collection, Gift of Warner Communications Inc., 1981
Accession Number
1981.1229.56.3
Tags
PortraitsSwordsMen
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...