Portrait of Four Children

c. 1860

Henry Pollock

Associated Names
Henry Pollock

Artist, American, born 1810

This image features four children posing for a portrait. The photograph shows their upper bodies and most of their legs. They are positioned closely together in two rows: one child is standing behind, while three are seated in the front. The standing child is slightly taller with short, neatly combed hair, wearing a dark jacket with a white collar. The three children in the front row display different expressions: one has short, smooth hair and wears a dark jacket with a light shirt and bow tie, another has long, curly hair and wears a floral dress, and the third has short, tidy hair and wears a dark buttoned jacket with white trim and buttons. The image features hand-tinted color on details like the floral dress and skin tones. The children have neutral facial expressions typical of the era's photographic style. The background is a plain wall, and the image is bordered by a decorative frame, suggesting a historical context and photographic technique.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 9 × 6.5 cm (3 9/16 × 2 9/16 in.)
    mat: 10.6 × 7.9 cm (4 3/16 × 3 1/8 in.)
    case (closed): 11.9 × 9.5 × 2 cm (4 11/16 × 3 3/4 × 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.7


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on brass mat, lower left embossed: POLLOCK; lower right embossed: BALTo.; by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: KC106


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