[Union Soldier Holding Rifle, with Photographer's Posing Stand]
1861–65
![[Union Soldier Holding Rifle, with Photographer's Posing Stand] by Unknown](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/union-soldier-holding-rifle-with-photographers-299307.webp)
Medium
Ambrotype with applied color
Dimensions
Visible: 8.7 x 6.5 cm (3 7/16 x 2 9/16 in.), oval Passe-partout: 10.7 x 8.2 cm (4 3/16 x 3 1/4 in.) Frame: 16.5 x 14 cm (6 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Fund, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 2011
Accession Number
2011.474
Tags
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...