Portrait of a Girl and Cat

c. 1862

Thomas M. V. Doughty

Associated Names
Thomas M. V. Doughty

Artist, American, 1824 - 1911

The image shows a girl seated in a wooden chair, with a straight posture and hands on her lap. She has delicate features, straight hair, and is wearing a long-sleeved dress with circular patterns and fringes. She is cradling a dark-colored rabbit in her lap. The background is a plain studio setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print (carte-de-visite)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 8.7 × 5.3 cm (3 7/16 × 2 1/16 in.)
    mount: 9.7 × 6.1 cm (3 13/16 × 2 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.28

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

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Inscriptions

on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: KF04 / 12JL; center printed in black ink: T. M. V. DOUGHTY, / WINSTED, CONN. / GALLERIES: / Opposite the Clark House, and over Hurlbut Bank / More like this can be had if desired.; lower right blue two-cent tax stamp; stamped in black ink on two-cent tax stamp: DOUGHTY / 186[illegible]