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Unknown Artist — Wife

Unknown Artist

Wife

1860

Enhanced with subtle hand-applied color, this ambrotype demonstrates the 19th-century photographer's skill in combining technical precision with artistic sensibility to create intimate personal portraits.

Medium
ambrotype, hand-tinted

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Unknown Artist, Wife, 1860

Enhanced with subtle hand-applied color, this ambrotype demonstrates the 19th-century photographer's skill in combining technical precision with artistic sensibility to create intimate personal portraits.

Medium
ambrotype, hand-tinted
Year
1860
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Vintage, Ambrotype, Documentary, 19th Century, Unknown, Portrait, Sepia, Woman, Figurative, Hand-Tinted

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago