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Portrait of a Fireman

c. 1850

American 19th Century

Associated Names

American 19th Century

Artist

The image depicts a man from the waist up, angled slightly to the left. He looks at the camera with a stern expression. He has a short beard, mustache, and dark hair partially covered by a tall hat decorated with the number "41." He wears a red, striped coat, a black bow tie, and a white handkerchief in his coat's pocket. The background is nondescript, and the image is enclosed in a golden-framed border, suggesting it is an old photograph, possibly a daguerreotype.

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Artwork overview

Medium

daguerreotype with applied color
Credit Line

Mary and Dan Solomon Fund and Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund
Dimensions

image (visible): 7 × 6.1 cm (2 3/4 × 2 3/8 in.)
mat: 8.3 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
case (closed): 9.3 × 8 × 1.8 cm (3 11/16 × 3 1/8 × 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

2013.120.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kenneth Appollo, Rhinebeck, NY; (Charles Schwartz, Ltd., New York), 1997; NGA purchase, 2013.

Associated Names

Schwartz, Ltd., Charles

Wikidata ID

Q64144694

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