Unknown, [Portrait of an Infant in White Bonnet and Dress with Hand of Parent Visible]
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Unknown

[Portrait of an Infant in White Bonnet and Dress with Hand of Parent Visible]

about 1862–1867

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Ambrotype
Dimensions
9.5 × 7 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-493530

A portrait of an infant in a long christening dress and white bonnet. Gilding is blocking out the background, yet the hand of the parent is visible holding up the child. As the child appears to be sleeping, it is possible this is a post-mortem image of the child.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • about 1862–1867 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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