Portrait of Two Children

c. 1858

American 19th Century

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

The image shows the upper bodies of two individuals: an adult woman and a child. The woman is seated upright with her head turned towards the camera. She has short, tightly-curled hair and is wrapped in a patterned fabric. She wears a beaded necklace. The child, seated next to the woman, leans against a decorative chair. The child has light-colored hair, short pants, a short-sleeved shirt, socks, and black shoes. The backdrop is plain, and the image is in an ornate golden frame.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    Clinton and Jean Wright Fund

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 8.9 × 6.5 cm (3 1/2 × 2 9/16 in.)
    mat: 10.9 × 8.3 cm (4 5/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
    case (closed): 11.9 × 9.5 × 1.9 cm (4 11/16 × 3 3/4 × 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.57.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, trade show, Portland, OR, 2005); William Henderson, Olympia, WA; NGA purchase (through Andrew Smith Gallery, Tucson, AZ), 2022.

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