Portrait of a Man

c. 1850

John Adams Whipple

Artist, American, 1822 - 1891

John Adams Whipple

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 11.4 × 8.5 cm (4 1/2 × 3 3/8 in.)
    mat: 14 × 10.8 cm (5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)
    case (closed): 15.2 × 12.1 × 1.9 cm (6 × 4 3/4 × 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2025.12.6


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, bottom left embossed: WHIPPLE'S.; bottom right embossed: PATENT


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