Portrait of a Woman
c. 1850
Artist, American, 1822 - 1903
Frederick DeBourg Richards

Artwork overview
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Medium
daguerreotype with applied color
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image (visible): 12.1 × 9 cm (4 3/4 × 3 9/16 in.)
mat: 14 × 11 cm (5 1/2 × 4 5/16 in.)
case (closed): 15.2 × 12 × 2.2 cm (6 × 4 3/4 × 7/8 in.) -
Accession Number
2025.12.2
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Janet Lehr, East Hampton, NY; Mary and Dan Solomon, Dana Point, CA; gift to NGA, 2025.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on brass mat, lower left embossed: RICHARDS; lower right embossed: PHILADA.