Portrait of a Leatherworker

c. 1864

Oscar C. Barnes

Associated Names
Oscar C. Barnes

Artist, American, 1839 - 1880

The image shows a man seated on a high wooden stool. He is turned slightly to face the front, with facial features displaying a sideburn and a mustache. He has dark, slightly unkempt hair and is dressed in a plaid suit with a light-colored shirt underneath. The man is working with his hands on an object in front of him, appearing to be a camera or a photographic device mounted on a wooden stand. The background is plain with subtle textures, suggesting an indoor setting, possibly a studio. The wooden floor beneath him has a faint grid pattern.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 9.3 × 5.4 cm (3 11/16 × 2 1/8 in.)
    mount: 10.1 × 6.2 cm (4 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.12.31


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thomas Harris, New York); NGA purchase, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, upper right in graphite: 245195 / 984; center printed in black ink: MT. MANSFIELD / Picture Gallery, / STOWE,... VT. / O.C. BARNES. / Negatives preserved.


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