J.A. Scholten 1872 Portrait of General George A. Custer (1839-1877)
Albumen print 5 1/2 x 4 1/8 ins (14 x 40.5 cm) (image)
Swann Galleries - New York Sale 2466, Icons & Images: Photographs & Photobooks, 15 February 2018, Lot: 11
This photograph was taken in St. Louis on the occasion of Custer's involvement in a buffalo hunt with Russia's Czar Alexander. The plate appeared as a tipped-in illustration to Philadelphia Photographer, a period trade publication for professional photographers, and was widely reproduced after the Battle of Little Big Horn.
