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Unknown maker — Untitled (Portrait of a Standing Child)

Unknown maker

Untitled (Portrait of a Standing Child)

1863

Produced using the ambrotype process that succeeded daguerreotypes, a young child stands motionless in a portrait that demonstrates this technique's softer, more accessible alternative to expensive metal plates.

Medium
Ambrotype

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