Portrait of a Family

c. 1860

Henry Pollock

Associated Names
Henry Pollock

Artist, American, born 1810

The image depicts a woman seated with three children. The woman is holding the youngest child on her lap, while the two older children stand on either side. The woman has dark hair styled with curls, wears dark attire with a white lace collar, and earrings. The children are dressed in matching dresses, with the older children having their hair styled in waves. The photo is framed in an ornate case with gold detailing, and the backdrop is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype with applied color

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 8.6 × 6.3 cm (3 3/8 × 2 1/2 in.)
    mat: 10.6 × 8.3 cm (4 3/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
    case (closed): 12 × 9.6 × 2 cm (4 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on brass mat, lower left embossed: POLLOCK; lower right embossed: BALTo.; by unknown hand, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: 5LH / 1; by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: Pair / 5RHH; top edge: KC108

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