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American 19th Century

Portrait of a Man and Child, 1850s

Not on View

Medium

ambrotype with applied color

Dimensions

image (visible): 7.2 × 5.4 cm (2 13/16 × 2 1/8 in.)
mat: 7.6 × 6.3 cm (3 × 2 1/2 in.)
overall: 8.4 × 7.1 cm (3 5/16 × 2 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund

Accession Number

2008.79.2

Artists / Makers

American 19th Century (artist)

Image Use

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Provenance

(Charles Schwartz Ltd., New York); NGA purchase, 2008.

Associated Names

Schwartz, Ltd., Charles

Exhibition History

2009: In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes Before the Digital Age, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009 - 2010, unnumbered catalogue.

2017: Posing for the Camera: Gifts from Robert B. Menschel, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2017 - 2018, unnumbered catalogue.

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