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The image shows a half-body view of a person standing slightly turned to the side, with their head facing forward. The individual has short, wavy hair that is parted on the side. They are wearing a suit with a patterned jacket, a white shirt, and a dark bow tie. The person is holding a painter's palette and a brush, painting on a canvas set atop an easel. The artwork depicts a landscape with trees and what appears to be a building or house. The background is neutral, with no distinct features visible, aside from the presence of the easel. The image is framed in an ornate gold and red mat.
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The image shows a half-body view of a person standing slightly turned to the side, with their head facing forward. The individual has short, wavy hair that is parted on the side. They are wearing a suit with a patterned jacket, a white shirt, and a dark bow tie. The person is holding a painter's palette and a brush, painting on a canvas set atop an easel. The artwork depicts a landscape with trees and what appears to be a building or house. The background is neutral, with no distinct features visible, aside from the presence of the easel. The image is framed in an ornate gold and red mat.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

A. H. Goldon

American 19th Century

Date
1850s
Medium
daguerreotype with applied color
Dimensions
image (visible): 9 × 6.8 cm (3 9/16 × 2 11/16 in.) mat: 10.7 × 8.2 cm (4 3/16 × 3 1/4 in.) case (closed): 11.9 × 9.4 × 1.8 cm (4 11/16 × 3 11/16 × 11/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2023.146.14
Credit line
The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CPH
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • portrait
  • American
  • daguerreotype
  • Painter
  • Painting
  • Man
Provenance

Private collection, New Hampshire; Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; gift to NGA, 2023.

Inscription

by Ross Kelbaugh, top edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: KC115; by unknown hand, right edge of case in black ink on applied sticker: 5 / ELH

NGA object ID 227285. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.