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Unknown maker — Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man in Soldier Uniform with a Dog Lying to the Left of him)

Unknown maker

Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man in Soldier Uniform with a Dog Lying to the Left of him)

1855

Captured on a highly polished silver plate, this daguerreotype demonstrates the medium's exceptional ability to record fine detail, from the soldier's uniform buttons to his canine companion's fur texture.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man in Soldier Uniform with a Dog Lying to the Left of him), 1855

Captured on a highly polished silver plate, this daguerreotype demonstrates the medium's exceptional ability to record fine detail, from the soldier's uniform buttons to his canine companion's fur texture.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1855
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Intimate, Monochrome, Photograph, Historical, Portrait, Dog, Figurative, Daguerreotype, Formal

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