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Josiah Johnson Hawes — A Bride and Her Bridesmaids
Josiah Johnson Hawes

A Bride and Her Bridesmaids

1851

Created by one of daguerreotype's pioneering masters, this whole-plate image demonstrates the medium's ability to capture elaborate social ceremonies with unprecedented detail.

Medium
whole-plate daguerreotype

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Josiah Johnson Hawes, A Bride and Her Bridesmaids, 1851

Created by one of daguerreotype's pioneering masters, this whole-plate image demonstrates the medium's ability to capture elaborate social ceremonies with unprecedented detail.

Medium
whole-plate daguerreotype
Year
1851
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Blue Chip, Genre Scene, 19th Century, American Artist, Large Format, Group Portrait, Portrait, Realism, Wedding, Figurative, Daguerreotype

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Cleveland Museum of Art