Portrait of Auguste Mestral and Hippolyte Flandrin
Artist
Circle of Le Gray-Mestral
(French, active 1845 - 1855)
Dateca. 1848
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 3/16 x 3 1/8 inches (10.64 x 7.94 cm)
Mat: 7 1/16 x 5 7/8 inches (17.94 x 14.92 cm)
Mat: 7 1/16 x 5 7/8 inches (17.94 x 14.92 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2012.28.7
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of two seated men, one with his hand resting on the other's shoulder. This uncased daguerreotype is housed in 2 sheets of 4-ply white matboard and sealed with green paper tape.ProvenancePurchased from Vintage Works, Chalfort, PA by The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2012;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2012.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2012.
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