Portrait of a Man
c. 1855
Artist
Artwork overview
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Medium
daguerreotype with applied color
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Credit Line
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
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Dimensions
image (visible): 7 × 5.7 cm (2 3/4 × 2 1/4 in.)
mat: 8 × 7 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/4 in.)
case (closed): 9.5 × 8.3 × 1.6 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 5/8 in.) -
Accession
2023.39.6
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Marvin Lieber, Decatur, GA; George Whiteley, Atlanta, GA, 1980s; Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD, 2018; NGA purchase, 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: AF12D; top edge: 38.3.JHK