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Untitled (Portrait of a Man Holding a Violin)

1858

Musicians proudly displayed their instruments in daguerreotype portraits, creating a visual record of America's emerging middle-class cultural aspirations during the 1850s.

Medium: Daguerreotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Portrait of a Man Holding a Violin), 1858