Mrs. Gideon Lane

November 15, 1855

Hamilton Campbell

Associated Names
Hamilton Campbell

Artist, American, 1812 - 1863

The image shows an older woman sitting composedly, facing the camera. Her facial features appear delicate and wise, with a softly aged complexion. She has a center-parted hairstyle with curls framing her face. She wears a dark gown with a high collar and a white lace overlay. The setting is an ornate, oval-shaped gold frame. The background is dark, keeping the focus on the woman.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    ambrotype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathleen, Melissa and Pamela Stegeman

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 8.8 × 7 cm (3 7/16 × 2 3/4 in.)
    mat: 11.4 × 8.4 cm (4 1/2 × 3 5/16 in.)
    case (closed): 12 × 9.5 × 2 cm (4 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.133.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, in graphite on paper behind ambrotype: Taken Nov 15th 1855 / G.O Lane born Nov. 16 1826 / G. Oscar Lane – aged 29 / Nov. 15th 1855; stamped in brass frame, lower left corner: AMBROTYPE / BY CAMPBELL; lower right corner: CUTTING'S PATENT / JULY 4 & 11, 1854.

Wikidata ID

Q64144633

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