Hope
Artist
Longworth Powers
(American, 1835 - 1904)
CultureAmerican
Date1850s-1860s
MediumAlbumen stereograph
DimensionsOverall, Support: 3 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. (8.6 x 17.1 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (8.3 x 7 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (8.3 x 7 cm)
InscribedPrinted at left side, front: "L. POWERS, PHOTOGRAPHE, FLORENCE / VILLINO POWERS - PORTA ROMA"; printed at right side: "No." with handwritten number "64". Handwritten on reverse in ink and pencil: "Hope / Fair marble / Life size / Price of H. Powers $500 / " [ditto marks for price] (lowest) at present $250 / $ 300".
Credit LineGift of Alexis Michahelles
Object number93.10.14
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen stereograph photograph (two images mounted on a card) of the sculpture HOPE by Hiram Powers); it is bust-length.
