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Art Institute of Chicago

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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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