George E. Lane, Jr.

c. 1855

American 19th Century

Associated Names
The image is a vintage photograph encased in an open, book-like frame with a dark velvet lining on the left side and the photograph on the right. The image captures a young boy shown from the waist up. He stands upright, facing the camera, with his right hand resting on the back of a wooden chair that is painted white. The boy has short, neatly combed hair and a neutral facial expression. He is wearing a long-sleeved, patterned shirt with a collar and stripes running down the front, along with high-waisted trousers. The backdrop of the photograph is a plain, light-colored wall. The photograph's frame is ornate, with a gold-tinged border and noticeable age spots on the border's surface.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    ambrotype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathleen, Melissa and Pamela Stegeman

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 8.9 × 6.8 cm (3 1/2 × 2 11/16 in.)
    mat: 10.7 × 8.4 cm (4 3/16 × 3 5/16 in.)
    case (closed): 11.8 × 9.5 × 2 cm (4 5/8 × 3 3/4 × 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.133.3


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Melissa and Kathleen Stegeman, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • In the Darkroom: Photographic Processes Before the Digital Age, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009 - 2010, unnumbered catalogue.

Wikidata ID

Q64144629

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