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Unknown, [Family portrait]
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Unknown

[Family portrait]

1850–1855

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Daguerreotype
Dimensions
13 × 17.8 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-534210

In this family portrait, the father and patriarchal order are the focal point. The father sits at the center, flanked by his two standing sons. His daughter and wife sit at either end, their poses symmetrically echoing one another. The young son's hand resting on his father's shoulder and the father's arm reaching toward his wife are the only interactions evident between the family members, softening this otherwise very formal arrangement. Perhaps out of modesty or simple inability to keep her gaze focused for the lengthy exposure, the wife is the only family member who does not look directly at the camera.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • 1850–1855 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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