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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Vieuxtemps
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Vieuxtemps

Artist J. Gurney and Son (American)
CultureAmerican
Date1860s-1870s
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Image: 3 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (9.2 × 5.7 cm)
Overall, Support: 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm)
InscribedStamped on reverse: "Gurney/Fifth Avenue, Cor. 16th St. N.Y." Seal on reverse: "I have chained the sun to serve me." Printed on front: "Gurney and Son/Fifth Avenue, N.Y." Hand-printed on front: "Vieuxtemps". Hand-printed on reverse: "Vieuxtemps/Violinist"
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.145
On View
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen carte de visite depicting Vieuxtemps, the violinist.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
J. Gurney and Son
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
J. Gurney and Son
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
J. Gurney and Son
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
J. Gurney and Son
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
J. Gurney and Son
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
J. Gurney and Son
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
J. Gurney and Son
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
J. Gurney and Son
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
J. Gurney and Son
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
J. Gurney and Son
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
J. Gurney and Son
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
J. Gurney and Son
1860s-1870s