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Artist unknown — Untitled (Mother and Child in an Informal Pose)
Artist unknown

Untitled (Mother and Child in an Informal Pose)

1839

Capturing fleeting childhood moments, early daguerreotypes like these demonstrate photography's power to freeze time and preserve intimate family relationships for posterity.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Artist unknown, Untitled (Mother and Child in an Informal Pose), 1839

Capturing fleeting childhood moments, early daguerreotypes like these demonstrate photography's power to freeze time and preserve intimate family relationships for posterity.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1839
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Intimate, Victorian, Family, Monochrome, Mother and Child, Photograph, Early Photography, Portrait, Sepia Tones, Daguerreotype

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