[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate ambrotype of man on horseback with Washington Monument Union case.
Outdoor portrait of a mounted gentleman wearing a light-colored frock coat and a wide-brimmed hat, posed before a tall wooden fence and some kind of building to the viewer's left. (Several scratches, spots of loss, haloing; unsealed.) Housed in a figural Union case, Washington Monument with Seraphs and Eagles [Berg 1-3S] (nicking, slightly loose closure).
While the subject could be a soldier with his gilded frock buttons, there are not enough details suggesting a military connection to make the claim with any certainty.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate ambrotype of man on horseback with Washington Monument Union case.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/41094f9d-72f0-41bc-aec1-da075ee91d95?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)
![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate ambrotype of man on horseback with Washington Monument Union case.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/f7bb6900-25ce-4ed8-822d-ba19e4b8e8ad?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)
![[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Half plate ambrotype of man on horseback with Washington Monument Union case.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/e818786d-488c-4d17-a78a-a6ceea31952d?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)