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Mathew B. Brady — Untitled (Portrait of a Child)

Mathew B. Brady

Untitled (Portrait of a Child)

1839

Early daguerreotype portraiture demonstrates the medium's capacity for capturing intimate childhood moments with unprecedented clarity and detail.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Mathew B. Brady, Untitled (Portrait of a Child), 1839

Early daguerreotype portraiture demonstrates the medium's capacity for capturing intimate childhood moments with unprecedented clarity and detail.

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

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Photography, Figure, American, Historical, Child, Portrait, Daguerreotype, Formal

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