Portrait of Two Men

c. 1850

Higgins

Associated Names
Higgins

Artist, American, active 1850s

The image shows a historic photograph featuring two men. Both men are seated side by side, facing forward in a formal pose. They have distinct facial features. The man on the left has neatly combed, dark, parted hair. The man on the right has curly lighter hair. They are both wearing dark jackets, buttoned vests, high-collared shirts, and ties. The photograph is inside an ornate golden frame with intricate designs, housed within a wooden or dark material-bound case. The background is light-toned, typical of portraiture from this era. The mirrored effect shows the men's reflection or duplication along the horizontal axis.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 6.5 × 5 cm (2 9/16 × 1 15/16 in.)
    mat: 8 × 7 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
    case (closed): 9.5 × 8.5 × 1.8 cm (3 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.3.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on brass mat, bottom left embossed: HIGGINS

Wikidata ID

Q64155143

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