Frances Clayton

c. 1865

Samuel Masury

Associated Names
Samuel Masury

Artist, American, 1818 - 1874

The image depicts a person standing in a formal pose. They are slightly turned to the side, with their left hand resting on a chair and their right hand on a sword. The individual has a stern expression and defined facial features, with dark, neatly-combed hair. They are wearing a dark wide-brimmed hat with a decorative emblem, a buttoned jacket, trousers, and polished, dark shoes. The background is simple, with a plain wall and hardwood floor contrasting with the ornate chair.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 9.4 × 5.7 cm (3 11/16 × 2 1/4 in.)
    mount: 9.5 × 6.2 cm (3 3/4 × 2 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.97.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Cowan's Auctions, Cincinnati, OH); (Charles Isaacs Photographs Inc., New York); NGA purchase, 2019.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • The Eye of the Sun: Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

on verso, center printed in black ink: S. MASURY, / Photographic Artist, / 289 Washington St., / BOSTON.

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