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Portrait of Two Men

c. 1860

American 19th Century

Associated Names

American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows two men from the waist up, seated side by side. The man on the left has dark skin, is wearing glasses, and has short groomed hair. He is wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, and a bow tie with patterned trousers. The man on the right has lighter skin with wavy, medium-length dark hair. He is dressed in a dark jacket, white shirt, and a bow tie. Both men are positioned close, with the man on the left placing his hand on the right man's forearm. The image is in an ornate gold-colored frame against a dark background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

ambrotype with applied color
Credit Line

Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
Dimensions

image (visible): 7 × 5.5 cm (2 3/4 × 2 3/16 in.)
mat: 8.4 × 7 cm (3 5/16 × 2 3/4 in.)
case (closed): 9.4 × 8.3 × 1.9 cm (3 11/16 × 3 1/4 × 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

2023.39.32

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.

Associated Names

Kelbaugh, Ross J.

Inscriptions

by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: AF018A

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