Portrait of a Brother and Postmortem Sister

c. 1850

American 19th Century

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    ambrotype 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: 10.8 × 8.2 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.)
    case: 11.9 × 9.7 × 1.4 cm (4 11/16 × 3 13/16 × 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.23

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: 8ELH; by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: KC135

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