Portrait of a man

Artist Eliza Balch (American, ca. 1798 - 1871)

Dateca. 1865

MediumAlbumen carte-de-visite

DimensionsImage and sheet: 3 9/16 × 2 1/8 inches (9.04 × 5.41 cm)
Mount: 3 15/16 × 2 3/8 inches (9.98 × 6.05 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation

Object number2019.22.4

SignedPrinted on mount verso, center, in black ink: "CARTES DE VISITE / BY / E. BALCH. / 123 Bowery, N Y"

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DescriptionCarte-de-visite image of man seated with legs crossed and arm resting on the back of a wooden chair. He's wearing a jacket with large buttons up the center; only the top button is buttoned.Provenance

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Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2019;
Given by The Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.

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