New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-08
CAREER OF A FAMOUS PHoToGRAPHER
THE LATEST ACHIEVEMENT OF BRADY, THE
FRIEND OF WEBSTER AND CLAY.


FRIEND OF WEBSTER AND CLAY.
washington, oct (speciall.-Perhaps there is no
man outside Of public life in this country who is so
we'll known as NJ B. Brady. When Daguerre FIRST
conceived the idea Of making artist Of the sum- ana
succeeded in doing So 1t regarded as one OF the
most important scientific achievements OF the usy
Many young and eDterprising men at once adopted IL
a. profession. All those who did II IL that day nave
doubtless passed away except NJ. i. Brady, who Is
stll in the vigor and prime of manhood He carried
into his profession an of intelligence business
ability and artistic taste which brought him at once
into prominence.
After having established his position on this side OF
the Atlantic he, In 1851 made exhibit at the
Worlds Fair in London, and took the prize from all
Europe for the best werk shown there His name
recalls many memories. Old timers will remember his
establishments in New-York and Washington as
among the sights shown to all visitors TO those two
cities. II was the right thing to do. In those days,
10 60 10 Rrady's only the distinguished
faces which crowded his walls but to have your own
photograph taken. All the distinguished foreigners,
princes potentaes dukes, lords and ladies, artists,
philosophers, lawyers preachers, and other distin-
gushed men from the four of the globe were
found there
he was the first to take the battle
field and make historian Of It. This is. perhaps,
among his best achievements, and tie one by which he
will be longest remembered This le did first at the
battle Of Bull Run. lie cantinued throughout the
war 10 take the pictures which have since been
widely used illustrating the various battles of the
lie also made, years ago, National portrait
gallery of National celebrities in which he preserved
for posterity the faces and forms of distinguished
men OF that period This work purchased by the
Government
Mr.. Brady has talent for Other things.
and is PROFESSIONALLY remarkable man.
His power In reading character is
rapid and unerrfng the camera Is in eking the
exact lines OF the human face He has BEN
tensve traveller In his day. and IS relate Of him
that entering the Pitt Palace at Florence dav
t. custodian, on learning his name and that re
the artist nom New York. showed him one # his
pictures, which kept there a specimen of
the excellence 10 which the art had attalne, in
America, and told him it had been sent seci-
Rome, Vienna and other cities of Europe re
has only been the court photographer
Bayard Tay Tor called him. but also the friend of
Of the great whose pictures he " took" II,
knew intimately such men as Clay. Webster and Cal
houn, and his recolectOns and anecdotes OF them
frequently delight the large circle of his friends.
He has just completed land this is in the line of
the historical work which he has originated album
the Lth Congress II contains also pictures OF the
President and his Cabinet the Chief Justice and
judges of the supreme Court There about four
live hundred pictures, each accompanied by short
biographical Sketch. The album of cludes
al those who have taken part in The famous tariff
debate II is In itself fine wOrk-f9 art, and being
the only thing OF its kind in exis%ence, is to
a popular book