
Fairfax Court House, Virginia, with Union Soldiers in Front and on the Roof
1863 · Albumen print
24.2 × 38.1 cm (9 1/2 × 15 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago

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.
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