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Portrait of a Man

c. 1850

American 19th Century

Associated Names

American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a man standing upright with his arms crossed over his chest. He has distinct facial features, a full beard, and a hairstyle with a central part and side-slicked hair. He wears a dark suit with a jacket, vest, white shirt, and tie. Next to him is a chair with a jacket and a top hat. The background is a flat tone, and an ornate carpet is on the floor. The scene is enclosed in an oval frame with a gold border.

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Artwork overview

Medium

daguerreotype with applied color
Credit Line

Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund and Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
Dimensions

image (visible): 13 × 10 cm (5 1/8 × 3 15/16 in.)
mat: 14 × 10.8 cm (5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)
case (closed): 16.2 × 13 × 2.6 cm (6 3/8 × 5 1/8 × 1 in.)
Accession Number

2017.3.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Dennis Waters, Exeter, NH), 1994; NGA purchase, 2017.

Associated Names

Waters, Dennis

Exhibition History

2017

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

Wikidata ID

Q64144800

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