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Unknown Artist — Brother and sister clasping hands

Unknown Artist

Brother and sister clasping hands

1860

Captured using the daguerreotype process, this intimate portrait demonstrates the formal yet tender nature of mid-19th century family photography, with the siblings' clasped hands serving as the emotional center of the composition.

Medium
daguerreotype, half-plate

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Unknown Artist, Brother and sister clasping hands, 1860

Captured using the daguerreotype process, this intimate portrait demonstrates the formal yet tender nature of mid-19th century family photography, with the siblings' clasped hands serving as the emotional center of the composition.

Medium
daguerreotype, half-plate
Year
1860
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Intimate, Family, Monochrome, American, Emotional, Historical, Mid-19th Century, Portrait, Figurative, Daguerreotype

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago