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Unknown maker — Untitled (Portrait of a Standing)

Unknown maker

Untitled (Portrait of a Standing)

1848

Representing the daguerreotype's capacity to confer status and permanence, this standing portrait reflects the medium's early adoption by the aspiring middle class.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Portrait of a Standing), 1848

Representing the daguerreotype's capacity to confer status and permanence, this standing portrait reflects the medium's early adoption by the aspiring middle class.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1848
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Monochrome, 1800s, Photograph, Unknown, Portrait, Figurative, Daguerreotype

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