Portrait of a Boy

1853-1855

Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes

Associated Names
Albert Sands Southworth

Artist, American, 1811 - 1894

Josiah Johnson Hawes

Artist, American, 1808 - 1901

The image shows an upper-body portrait of a young person standing with a relaxed posture, leaning against a wooden railing. They have one hand resting on the railing and the other hand holding a cap. The person has a youthful appearance, with short, neatly parted hair and is wearing a formal outfit with a dark-colored jacket, high-collared shirt, tie, and waistcoat. The background is neutral, and the edges are slightly blurred, contained within an oval frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype

  • Credit Line

    Diana and Mallory Walker Fund

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 20.3 × 15.5 cm (8 × 6 1/8 in.)
    mat: 23.3 × 18.3 cm (9 3/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
    framed: 34.6 × 29.7 × 4.5 cm (13 5/8 × 11 11/16 × 1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2003.121.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Charles Isaacs Photographs, Malvern, PA); NGA purchase, 2003.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso of frame, possibly signed by artist, upper left in black ink: A S S & H / about 1853-5

Wikidata ID

Q64032498

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