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Unknown maker — Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Boy with a Dog)

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Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Boy with a Dog)

1859

Boy and dog pose together in a charming example of how daguerreotypists incorporated beloved pets into family portraits, creating lasting records of childhood companionship in the pre-Civil War era.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Boy with a Dog), 1859

Boy and dog pose together in a charming example of how daguerreotypists incorporated beloved pets into family portraits, creating lasting records of childhood companionship in the pre-Civil War era.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1859
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nostalgic, Nineteenth Century, Seated Figure, Photography, American, Portrait, Boy, Dog, Black and White, Daguerreotype

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