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[Portrait of a blacksmith]
about 1858
- Medium
- Daguerreotype
- Dimensions
- 6.8 × 5.7 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-520816
In this pair of daguerreotype portraits, the blacksmith presents his two selves--worker and private person--housed in the same case. In his "occupational" portrait on the left, the awkward way he holds his tools, the blank backdrop, and his faraway, static gaze indicate that he is posing in the photographer's studio rather than in the forge. [In the other portrait][1], the blacksmith appears more relaxed, looking directly at the camera, hatless and with the hint of a smile playing around his mouth. [1]: https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/106S3X
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Registry history
- about 1858 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs
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