Portrait of Henrick George Christian Bohr, grandfather of Nobel Laureate Niels Bohr
Artist
Unknown
DateAugust 21, 1852
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate: 3 3/4 × 3 inches (9.53 × 7.62 cm)
Framed: 5 × 4 1/4 × 1/4 inches (12.7 × 10.8 × 0.64 cm)
Framed: 5 × 4 1/4 × 1/4 inches (12.7 × 10.8 × 0.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stefan and Angela Richter
Object number2015.63
Signednone
InscribedOn frame verso, center, in black pen: "1852 / H.G. BOHR. / 21. - 8. - 1852"
Markingsnone
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionQuarter plate uncased daguerreotype housed in gold and black mat and frame. Portrait of man seated wearing suit and tie with handpainted gold buttons on shirt.
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