The Equestrienne
Artist
Albert Sands Southworth
(American, 1811-1894)
Artist
Josiah Johnson Hawes
(American, 1808-1901)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1850
MediumWhole-plate daguerreotype with hand-tinted blue cloud
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (21.6 x 16.5 cm)
Overall, Image: 7 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (19.7 x 14.9 cm)
Overall, Image: 7 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (19.7 x 14.9 cm)
InscribedLL corner of plate: "40"
Credit LineMuseum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol. B. Frank
Object number99.15
On View
Not on viewLabel TextSouthworth & Hawes Boston, Massachusetts The Equestrienne, ca. 1850 Whole plate daguerreotype (silver plate photograph) with hand-tinted blue cloud Museum purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank 99.15 ProvenanceSouthworth and Hawes, ca. 1850-1894; Josiah Johnson Hawes, 1894-1901; Edward Hawes, son of Josiah J. Hawes, sold to Holman's Print Shop, Boston, Ma., 1901-1943; David Feigenbaum, Marblehead, Ma., 1943-1998; David Feigenbaum's descendants sold for auction to Sotheby's, New York, April 1999; Charles Issacs purchased from Sotheby's, April 1999; Chrysler Museum of Art Purchase, in memory of Alice R. and Sol B. Frank, June 1999. Exhibition History"20/20: Fashion in Photography," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, September 23, 1999 - January 2, 2000. "Silver Images: The Photography Collection at 25," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., November 5, 2003 - August 2004. "Photography Speaks," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, September 4, 2004 - January 2, 2005. "Young America: The Daguerreotypes of Southworth & Hawes," International Center for Photography, New York, N.Y., June 17 - Sept. 4, 2005; George Eastman House, Rochester, N.Y., September 24, 2005 - January 8, 2006; Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Mass., January 28 - April 9, 2006. "The World of Photography," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, June 20, 2007 - May 25, 2008 "Photographic Histories," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - August 17, 2014.Published ReferencesThe David Feigenbaum Collection of Southworth and Hawes, Sotheby's sale catalogue (NY: April 27, 1999) Daniel Wildenstein, Director, _Gazette des Beaux-Arts_ Paris: Les Beaux-Arts. 03/2000: 88. Jeff Harrison, _Collecting with Vision: Treasures From the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (London: D. Giles Ltd., 2007), 101, fig. 121. ISBN: 978-0-940744-72-1
