Portrait of a Blacksmith

c. 1890

Joseph R. Tewksbury

Artist, American, 1831 - 1894

Joseph R. Tewksbury

Attributed to

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen print (cabinet card)

  • Credit Line

    The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 14.1 × 10 cm (5 9/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
    mount: 16.4 × 10.7 cm (6 7/16 × 4 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.146.133


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on mount printed in brown ink: Tewksbury; lower center: JRT; lower right: Front Street, / FORT MADISON, / IOWA.; on verso, by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: KL150; upper left printed in brown ink: From the / Photographic / Studio of; center: J. R. Tewksbury; lower right: Front Street / Fort Madison, / IOWA.; bottom center: Instantaneous Photos. of Children, Large Portraits, / Family Groups and Views are my Specialties. / Prices as low as the lowest for Fine Work.


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