Portrait of a Boy with a Hoop

c. 1848

J. Wistar Davis

Associated Names
J. Wistar Davis

Artist, American, active 1840s

The image shows a young boy seated on an ornately carved chair. He is facing slightly towards his left, holding a striped object in his hands. The boy has short, neatly combed hair, a full face with fine features, and a composed expression. He is dressed in a long-sleeved shirt with subtle decorative elements. The photo is framed with floral motifs. The background is a plain, dark tone that contrasts with the subject.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image (visible): 9 × 6.5 cm (3 9/16 × 2 9/16 in.)
    mat: 10.5 × 8.2 cm (4 1/8 × 3 1/4 in.)
    framed: 16.3 × 14 × 1.8 cm (6 7/16 × 5 1/2 × 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.13

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on brass mat, lower left printed in gold ink on applied sticker: DAVIS / Daguerrian [sic] Rooms / Franklin Buildings, / BALTIMORE.; on verso of frame, by Ross Kelbaugh, upper right in black ink on applied sticker: KC114; by unknown hand, upper right in black ink on applied sticker: RKH

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