| Meade Brothers Studio Henry William Mathew Meade 1848 (ca) Daguerreotype, 1/4 plate 10.2 x 6.3 cm (4 x 2 1/2 ins) (sight) National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Emerson Lyons, Object number: NPG.85.234 LL/80226 Exhibition label (Accessed: 15 February 2018)
While residing in Albany, Henry Meade served as a member of the Albany Burgesses Corps and posed in his uniform for this portrait. Established as a military company in 1833, the corps performed such ceremonial duties as marching in parades and serving as an escort for visiting dignitaries. Meade retained his membership in the company until April 1850, when the Meade Brothers relocated to New York City.
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