Fortifications, Manassas, Occupied by 13th Mass.

Mathew B. Brady

1862 · Albumen silver print from glass negative · Photographs

In summer 1861 Mathew B. Brady began releasing oversize photographs on paper mounts with the series title "Brady’s Incidents of the War." These albumen silver prints with letterpress titles and series numbers were relatively expensive and conceived to appeal to a small but wealthy audience. They constitute the first intentionally produced collectible series of large-format photographs in American photography.

Artist

Mathew B. Brady

Date

1862

Medium

Albumen silver print from glass negative

Department

Photographs

Credit line

Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005