Wild animal tamer Herr Driesbach with jaguar
Attributed to
Ezekiel Hawkins
(American, 1808 - 1862)
Date1847
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 4 1/4 × 5 1/2 inches (10.8 × 13.97 cm)
Case (open): 9 13/16 × 6 1/8 × 3/8 inches (24.92 × 15.56 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 7/8 × 6 1/8 × 5/8 inches (12.38 × 15.56 × 1.59 cm)
Case (open): 9 13/16 × 6 1/8 × 3/8 inches (24.92 × 15.56 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 7/8 × 6 1/8 × 5/8 inches (12.38 × 15.56 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.24.6
Signednone
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of man in profile kneeling down on one knee next to a subdued jaguar. The animal tamer is shirtless and wears matching wrist bands, lace-up boots, and form fitting shorts which are decorated with gold bands around the legs and waist. This half plate cased daguerreotype is housed in an octagonal brass mat inside a union case with a dark purple velvet liner.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
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