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Unknown maker — Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Boy)

Unknown maker

Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Boy)

1847

Formal yet tender, this daguerreotype exemplifies the careful composition and long exposure times required by early photographic processes.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Boy), 1847

Formal yet tender, this daguerreotype exemplifies the careful composition and long exposure times required by early photographic processes.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1847
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, American, Historical, Silver Toned, Portrait, Boy, Figurative, Daguerreotype, Formal

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