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John Adams Whipple — Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman and Child)
John Adams Whipple

Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman and Child)

1855

Captured with remarkable clarity for its era, this daguerreotype demonstrates the intimate possibilities of early portrait photography through its tender domestic scene.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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John Adams Whipple, Untitled (Portrait of Seated Woman and Child), 1855

Captured with remarkable clarity for its era, this daguerreotype demonstrates the intimate possibilities of early portrait photography through its tender domestic scene.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1855
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Nineteenth Century, Intimate, Monochrome, American, Historical, Child, Portrait, Woman, Figurative, Daguerreotype

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