Portrait of a man
Book TitlePortrait of a man
Exhibition TitlePortrait of a man
Artist
George H. Johnson
(American, 1823 - ca. 1880s)
Dateca. 1849
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 5 1/2 × 4 1/4 inches (13.97 × 10.8 cm)
Case (open): 6 × 9 5/8 × 3/8 inches (15.24 × 24.46 × 0.97 cm)
Case (closed): 6 × 4 3/4 × 3/4 inches (15.24 × 12.07 × 1.91 cm)
Case (open): 6 × 9 5/8 × 3/8 inches (15.24 × 24.46 × 0.97 cm)
Case (closed): 6 × 4 3/4 × 3/4 inches (15.24 × 12.07 × 1.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2019.22.21
SignedEmbossed on velvet liner: "GEO. H. JOHNSON / ARTIST / SACRAMENTO"
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a seated man. His hair is parted on the side and his wide side burns extend down to his chin. He wears a matching checkered suit with jacket, vest, stand-up collar, and bow tie. He holds a walking stick in his left hand and a cigar in his right. This half plate cased daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat with a burgundy velvet liner, embossed with the maker’s name, inside of a brown case with gold tooling and flower motif surrounding stars in the center oval.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2019;
Given by The Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 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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