The Horse, “Surprise”
Artist
Louis-Auguste Bisson
(French, 1814 - 1876)
Dateca. 1842
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Framed: 5 × 5 7/8 inches (12.7 × 14.92 cm)
Framed: 5 × 5 7/8 inches (12.7 × 14.92 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2007.49.1
SignedBlindstamp on mat recto, bottom: "LAB"
InscribedOn mat recto, hand-written in calligraphic script: "Surprise";
On mat verso, handwritten in script on artist label: "Daguerreotype par Bisson No. 6, 5 rue St. Germain l'auxerrois à Paris".
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a horse with two men standing next to it; one man wearing a top hat, and younger man standes next to him.
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