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Untitled (Portrait of a Man)
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Untitled (Portrait of a Man)

Artist W.A. Retzer (American)
CultureAmerican
Datemid to late 1840s
MediumDaguerreotype
Dimensions3 1/2 × 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm)
Signed"W. A. RETZER/ DAGUERREOTYPIST / CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA." imprinted in velvet cushion.
Credit LineGift of Christina and George Kemp
Object number2016.45.28
Not on view
DescriptionClose-up portrait of a young gentleman wearing a dark suit with a bowtie, in a leather case with double hook-and-eye closures. The case design features lilies contained in a scroll and floral border. The spine of the case is split.
ProvenanceGeorge Kemp; gift to Chrysler Museum of Art, December 2016.

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