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Unknown maker — Untitled (Portrait of Baby)

Unknown maker

Untitled (Portrait of Baby)

1853

Representing the daguerreotype's crucial role in documenting infancy before modern medicine, a baby portrait captures precious early life with the medium's characteristic metallic luminosity and sharp detail.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Portrait of Baby), 1853

Representing the daguerreotype's crucial role in documenting infancy before modern medicine, a baby portrait captures precious early life with the medium's characteristic metallic luminosity and sharp detail.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1853
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Intimate, Monochrome, 19th Century, American, Infant, Early Photography, Historical, Portrait, Precious, Daguerreotype

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