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Unknown, [Portrait of a Family]
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Unknown

[Portrait of a Family]

1861–1863

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Ambrotype
Dimensions
12.1 × 9.5 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-480424

A studio portrait of a family with an older man seated to the right in a dark suit with a young boy on his lap. Beside him a young woman is seated with a younger girl dressed in a light dress on her lap. Behind them a young boy stands. Both the boys' shirts have been hand colored red and their buttons as well as the girl’s jewelry have been hand colored gold. The objects frame, mat, and case date it to between 1861 -1863.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • 1861–1863 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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