Portrait of a Man

c. 1850

John Adams Whipple

Associated Names
John Adams Whipple

Artist, American, 1822 - 1891

The image depicts a man seated in a three-quarter view. He has short, slicked-back white hair with sideburns, and is wearing wire-rimmed glasses. The man is dressed in formal attire - a black jacket with wide lapels, a white shirt with a high collar, a dark waistcoat and bow tie. The background is plain and dark. The portrait is held in an oval frame with gold border and glass cover.

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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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