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Charles DeForest Fredricks — Untitled (Portrait of a Woman holding a Child)

Charles DeForest Fredricks

Untitled (Portrait of a Woman holding a Child)

1858

An intimate daguerreotype portrait demonstrating the medium's ability to capture fine detail and the tender relationship between mother and child in mid-19th century America.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Charles DeForest Fredricks, Untitled (Portrait of a Woman holding a Child), 1858

An intimate daguerreotype portrait demonstrating the medium's ability to capture fine detail and the tender relationship between mother and child in mid-19th century America.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1858
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Vintage, Family, Monochrome, Mother and Child, Documentary, 19th Century, American, Child, Portrait, Victorian Era, Woman, Sepia Tones, Figurative, Black and White, Daguerreotype

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Art Institute of Chicago