Portrait of a Man and Woman

1860s

American 19th Century

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The image shows an upper-body portrait of a man and a woman positioned side by side. The man is on the left and is facing forward with a serious expression. He has short, dark hair styled to the side and a mustache. He is dressed in a formal suit with a white shirt and a patterned bow tie. The woman, positioned on the right, also faces directly towards the viewer with a neutral expression. Her dark hair is parted in the middle and smooth, reaching just below her ears. She wears a dark dress with a high neckline and a small decorative pin at the collar. Both individuals are positioned against a neutral backdrop without any visible objects or furniture, set within a decorated wooden frame with detailed gold embellishments and floral details on the matte.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    tintype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 17 × 21.6 cm (6 11/16 × 8 1/2 in.)
    mat: 23.5 × 29.5 cm (9 1/4 × 11 5/8 in.)
    framed: 44 × 49.8 × 4.5 cm (17 5/16 × 19 5/8 × 1 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.177.228


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon, Monarch Beach, CA; gift to NGA, 2018.

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