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Portrait of a Young Woman with a Daguerreotype
attributed to Mathew Benjamin Brady, 1840 - 1860
A picture within a picture – one that tells the whole story. The daguerreotype is not like the fleeting snapshot of nowadays. It is a rare likeness of a loved one, to be kept close and cherished, as is done by this woman holding a daguerreotype portrait of her husband. A daguerreotype was unique and fragile. That is why they were kept in pretty frames or decorated cases.
- Artwork typephotograph
- Object numberRP-F-F14363-A
- Dimensionsheight 66 mm x width 53 mm, height 93 mm x width 80 mm x thickness 12 mm
- Physical characteristicsdaguerreotypie, ingekleurd en goud getoond; in leren etui met fluwelen voering