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Albert Sands Southworth (American, 1811-1894) — Untitled (A Woman in Bonnet and Shawl, with her Seated Son)

Albert Sands Southworth (American, 1811-1894)

Untitled (A Woman in Bonnet and Shawl, with her Seated Son)

1850

Exemplifying the daguerreotype's unparalleled clarity and tonal range, this intimate family portrait captures the formal yet tender relationship between mother and child in mid-19th century America.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Albert Sands Southworth (American, 1811-1894), Untitled (A Woman in Bonnet and Shawl, with her Seated Son), 1850

Exemplifying the daguerreotype's unparalleled clarity and tonal range, this intimate family portrait captures the formal yet tender relationship between mother and child in mid-19th century America.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1850
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Woman And Child, Family, Monochrome, 19th Century, American, Photograph, Historical, Portrait, Sepia, Daguerreotype

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