Portrait of a Soldier
c. 1863
American 19th Century
Artist
Artwork overview
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Medium
ambrotype with applied color
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Credit Line
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
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Dimensions
image (visible): 5 × 3.7 cm (1 15/16 × 1 7/16 in.)
mat: 6.4 × 5 cm (2 1/2 × 1 15/16 in.)
case (closed): 7.4 × 6.3 × 1.7 cm (2 15/16 × 2 1/2 × 11/16 in.) -
Accession Number
2023.39.60
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(sale, estate auction, Massachusetts); Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: AF31B