Portrait of a Family
c. 1850
James McClees
Artist, American, 1821 - 1887
Washington L. Germon
Artist, American, 1823 - 1877
Artwork overview
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Medium
daguerreotype
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image (visible): 13.7 × 11.7 cm (5 3/8 × 4 5/8 in.)
mat: 16 × 14.3 cm (6 5/16 × 5 5/8 in.)
case (closed): 18 × 16 × 2.5 cm (7 1/16 × 6 5/16 × 1 in.) -
Accession
2025.12.9
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Janet Lehr, East Hampton, NY; Mary and Dan Solomon, Dana Point, CA; gift to NGA, 2025.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on paper mat, bottom center printed in gold: M'Clees & Germon, cor. 8th and Chestnut Sts., Philada