House with Greenhouse, Virginia

c. 1850

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows a vintage, framed sepia-toned photograph of a grand manor in an elevated landscape. The viewpoint is head-on, displaying the architectural features clearly. The horizon is marked by the manor's roofline and surrounding trees. The manor's structure is symmetrical with windows and a central entrance, flanked by trees. Below the manor is a greenhouse with a glass roof divided into sections. The photograph is framed in gold, giving it a formal, vintage look. The color scheme is warm and aged, adding a nostalgic feel to the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 6.6 × 9 cm (2 5/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
    mat: 7.9 × 10.3 cm (3 1/8 × 4 1/16 in.)
    case (closed): 9.5 × 12 × 1.6 cm (3 3/4 × 4 3/4 × 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.31.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(George Whiteley, Atlanta, GA); (sale, Cowan’s Auctions, Cincinnati, OH, 6 June 2007, lot 495, as A Quarter Plate Daguerreotype of an Antebellum Virginia House and Greenhouse); (Michael Lehr, New York); NGA purchase, 2016.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1996

  • Southern Shadows: Reflections of a Bygone Era (daguerreotypes) at the Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Georgia, 10/31/96-12/15/96

2017

  • East of the Mississippi, National Gallery of Art, Washington; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, 2017 - 2018, no. 18.

Wikidata ID

Q64144787

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