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Untitled (Portrait of a Boy Holding a Sword)

1859

Military or chivalric symbolism appears frequently in children's daguerreotype portraits, reflecting parental aspirations and contemporary ideals of masculine virtue and honor.

Medium: Daguerreotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Portrait of a Boy Holding a Sword), 1859