Untitled (Portrait of a Man)
Artist
Jesse H. Whitehurst
(American, 1820-1875)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1843-1846
MediumDaguerreotype
Dimensions3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (9.5 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Christina and George Kemp
Object number2018.43.9
Not on view
DescriptionYoung gentleman wearing a dark suit, white shirt and dark tie – seated half-length portrait. Plain backdrop. Sixth plate. Worn full leather case with Whitehurst’s standing eagle and tablet motif listing six gallery locations embossed on velvet cushion. Original spine for the case is intact.