Untitled (Portrait of a Boy)
Artist
Jesse H. Whitehurst
(American, 1820-1875)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1840-1849
MediumDaguerreotype
Dimensions3 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (9.5 × 8.3 cm)
Markings“WHITEHURST” stamped in brass mat directly below image.
Credit LineGift of Christina and George Kemp
Object number2018.43.34
Not on view
DescriptionYoung boy seated in an ornate chair. Subject wears military style jacket. Delicate tinting to subject’s face. Sixth plate. Worn full leather case, Single Rose design with Whitehurst’s spread eagle motif listing six gallery locations embossed on velvet cushion.