Portrait of a Man
Artist
Robert Cornelius
(American, 1809 - 1893)
Dateca. 1841
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (sixth): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 7 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 3/8 inches (18.73 × 7.94 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 inches (9.21 × 7.94 × 1.59 cm)
Case (open): 7 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 3/8 inches (18.73 × 7.94 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 5/8 inches (9.21 × 7.94 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.2
SignedEmbossed on mat recto, lower left corner: "R. CORNELIUS"
Inscribed
Embossed on mat recto, lower right corner: "PHILADA"
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a man wearing a suit and tie; he looks directly and the viewer and his hair covers his ears. This sixth plate cased daguerreotype is housed in an oval brass mat with the photographer's stamp inside of a brown leather case with a dark velvet liner.
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