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Unknown Artist — Woman with elaborate nautical backdrop

Unknown Artist

Woman with elaborate nautical backdrop

1860

Elaborate studio backdrops were popular in 1860s portrait photography, and this maritime-themed setting reflects the era's fascination with seafaring adventures and exotic travel.

Medium
ambrotype, tinted, ninth plate

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Unknown Artist, Woman with elaborate nautical backdrop, 1860

Elaborate studio backdrops were popular in 1860s portrait photography, and this maritime-themed setting reflects the era's fascination with seafaring adventures and exotic travel.

Medium
ambrotype, tinted, ninth plate
Year
1860
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Vintage, Ambrotype, American, Photographic, Portrait, Woman, Nautical, Hand-Tinted, Decorative Backdrop

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago