Portrait of Monk
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1850
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Mat (frame): 5 × 4 3/8 inches (12.7 × 11.11 cm)
Mat (frame): 5 × 4 3/8 inches (12.7 × 11.11 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2009.27.1
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a man with a mustache and beard in a black robe with a hood; his arms are crossed over his chest. This quarter plate daguerreotype is housed in an oval passé-partout enclosure with reverse painted cover glass and a small metal ring on verso.ProvenancePurchased from Librairie Serge Plantureux, Paris, France by The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2009;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2009.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2009.
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