Unknown Artist

English family of seven

1840

Large-format daguerreotype technology enabled ambitious family portraits like this one, showcasing the medium's ability to accommodate multiple figures while maintaining sharp detail.

Medium: daguerreotype, half-plate

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Unknown Artist, English family of seven, 1840

Large-format daguerreotype technology enabled ambitious family portraits like this one, showcasing the medium's ability to accommodate multiple figures while maintaining sharp detail.

Medium: daguerreotype, half-plate
Year: 1840
Seen at: Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago