Brady Portraits

Mathew Brady
Self Portrait with Juliet Brady
and Ellen Brady Haggerty
ca. 1851
daguerreotype
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Mathew Brady
Angiolina Bosisio
before 1859
albumen print from glass-plate negative
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Mathew Brady
Adelaide Ristori
ca. 1860-70
albumen print from glass-plate negative
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Mathew Brady
Hannah Albertine
ca. 1860-70
albumen print from glass-plate negative
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Mathew Brady
John McCullough
ca. 1860-70
albumen print from glass-plate negative
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Mathew Brady
Mary Todd Lincoln
1861
albumen print from glass-plate negative
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Mathew Brady
Martin Jenkins Crawford
ca. 1860
albumen print from glass-plate negative
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Mathew Brady
Kate Morenski
ca. 1860-70
albumen print from glass-plate negative
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Mathew Brady
Unknown Woman
ca. 1860-70
albumen print from glass-plate negative-
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Mathew Brady
Unknown Woman
ca. 1860-70
albumen print from glass-plate negative
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Mathew Brady
Emily Horne Jordan
ca. 1860-70
albumen print from glass-plate negative
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Mathew Brady
Nathaniel Hawthorne
ca. 1860-64
albumen print from glass-plate negative
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Mathew Brady
Giacomo Glech
ca. 1860-70
albumen print from glass-plate negative
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Mathew Brady
Jennie Cleever
ca. 1860-70
albumen print from glass-plate negative
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Mathew Brady
Maggie Mitchell
ca. 1860-70
albumen print from glass-plate negative
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Mathew Brady
Laura Keene
(Keene was on stage performing before Lincoln when he was shot)
ca. 1860-70
albumen print from glass-plate negative
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

Mathew Brady
Mary Crisp Gladstone
ca. 1860-70
albumen print from glass-plate negative
National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC

from Metamorphoses

 

    Then sprang up first the golden age, which of it selfe maintainde,

    The truth and right of every thing unforst and unconstrainde.

There was no feare of punishment, there was no threatning lawe

In brazen tables nayled up, to keepe the folke in awe.

There was no man would crouch or creepe to Judge with cap in hand,

They lived safe without a Judge, in everie Realme and lande.

The loftie Pynetree was not hewen from mountaines where it stood,

In seeking straunge and forren landes, to rove upon the flood.

Men knew none other countries yet, than where themselves did keepe:

There was no towne enclosed yet, with walles and diches deepe.

No horne nor trumpet was in use, no sword nor helmet worne,

The world was suche, that souldiers helpe might easly be forborne.

The fertile earth as yet was free, untoucht of spade or plough,

And yet it yeelded of it selfe of every things inough.

And men themselves contented well with plaine and simple foode,

That on the earth of natures gift without their stravell stoode.

Did live by Raspis, heppes and hawes, by cornelles, plummes and cherries,

By sloes and apples, nuttes and peares, and lothsome bramble berries,

And by the acornes dropt on ground, from Joves brode tree in fielde.

The Springtime lasted all the yeare, and Zephyr with his milde

And gentle blast did cherish things that grew of owne accorde,

The ground untilde, all kinde of fruits did plenteously auorde.

No mucke nor tillage was bestowde on leane and barren land,

To make the corne of better head, and ranker for to stand.

Then streames ran milke, then streames ran wine, and yellow honey flowde

From ech greene tree whereon the rayes of firie Phebus glowde.

– Ovid (43 BC-AD 17), translated by Arthur Golding(1567)