Profile portrait of Henry Fitz Jr.
Artist
Henry Fitz Jr.
(American, 1808 - 1863)
Dateca. 1840
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (ninth): 2 1/2 × 2 inches (6.35 × 5.08 cm)
Framed: 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 1/4 inches (9.21 × 7.94 × 0.64 cm)
Framed: 3 5/8 × 3 1/8 × 1/4 inches (9.21 × 7.94 × 0.64 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund
Object number2021.25.1
SignedOn frame verso, center, in pencil: "Henry Fitz / of Baltimore + / New York / b 1808 / d 1863."
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionProfile image of a man, Henry Fitz, facing right; he's wearing a dark jacket and collared shirt. This ninth plate daguerreotype is housed in heavy metal frame.
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