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Unknown maker — Untitled (Portrait of Three Woman and a Man)

Unknown maker

Untitled (Portrait of Three Woman and a Man)

1858

Four family members arrange themselves in the formal group composition typical of 1850s portraiture, their serious expressions reflecting both photographic necessity and Victorian social conventions.

Medium
Daguerreotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Portrait of Three Woman and a Man), 1858

Four family members arrange themselves in the formal group composition typical of 1850s portraiture, their serious expressions reflecting both photographic necessity and Victorian social conventions.

Medium
Daguerreotype
Year
1858
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Monochrome, Photography, Figure Study, 1850s, Unknown Origin, Historical, Group Portrait, Portrait, Daguerreotype, Formal

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