Mathew B. Brady
ARTISTMathew B. Brady was an American photographer. Known as one of the earliest and most famous photographers in American history, he is best known for his scenes of the American Civil War. He studied under inventor Samuel Morse, who pioneered the daguerreotype technique in America. Brady opened his own studio in New York City in 1844, and went on to photograph U.S. presidents John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Millard Fillmore, Martin Van Buren, and other public figures.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: Mathew Brady (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Mathew B. Brady, wall art & digital downloads
Mathew B. Brady (American, 1822–1896) has 2 public-domain artworks in the Archive Lane archive, each available as a digital download or a made-to-order print.
Mathew B. Brady was an American photographer. Known as one of the earliest and most famous photographers in American history, he is best known for his scenes of the American Civil War. He studied under inventor Samuel Morse, who pioneered the daguerreotype technique in America. Brady opened his own studio in New York City in 1844, and went on to photograph U.S. presidents John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Millard Fillmore, Martin Van Buren, and other public figures.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Mathew B. Brady's work on the site falls under Prints (1), Illustration (1).
By movement, it's catalogued as Romanticism (1).
Culture: American (2).
By orientation: 2 portrait.
Dated work in this group ranges from 1850 to 1860.
Other American artists of the period
Artists from the same country and generation, also in the archive:
- Winslow Homer — 1,138 artworks
- James Abbott McNeill Whistler — 881 artworks
- John Singer Sargent — 728 artworks
- George Catlin — 703 artworks
- Joseph Pennell — 676 artworks
- James McNeill Whistler — 609 artworks
- Thomas Nast — 488 artworks
- Edwin Austin Abbey — 461 artworks
Prints of these artworks
As well as a free preview and digital download, each of these 2 artworks can be ordered printed, rolled or framed, made to order and shipped locally from $21.99.
Sizes and framing
Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.