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Unknown, [Dog sitting on a table]
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Unknown

[Dog sitting on a table]

about 1854

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Hand-colored daguerreotype
Dimensions
6.8 × 5.7 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-811660

By the early 1850s most major cities in Europe and America could boast studios specializing in daguerreotype photography. Customers sat for their own portraits and commissioned images of their family members and loved ones, including pets. Holding still for the required exposure time was not easy for humans, let alone an enthusiastic subject like this small dog, whose movement accounts for the slight blurring of his head. Given the possible outcome, however, this beloved pet behaved with admirable comportment. The tasseled fringe surrounding the table provided a decorative stage for the canine and adds to the charming whimsy of this portrait.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • about 1854 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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