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John Adams Whipple — Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman)
John Adams Whipple

Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman)

1860

Elegant composition and lighting demonstrate the artistic maturity achieved in American daguerreotype portraiture during photography's second decade.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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John Adams Whipple, Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman), 1860

Elegant composition and lighting demonstrate the artistic maturity achieved in American daguerreotype portraiture during photography's second decade.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1860
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Monochrome, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Historical, Realistic, Portrait, Woman, Daguerreotype, Formal

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