Artist
Alexandre BertrandFrench, 1822–c. 1871
CultureFrench
Titles
- [Postmortem Portrait of a Child]
Datemid-1850s
MediumDaguerreotype with applied color
DimensionsAt opening: 4 5/16 × 5 11/16 in. (11 × 14.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Krista and Michael Dumas
Object number2015.493
Non exposé
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ProvenanceSale, Ader Nordmann, Paris, November 15, 2015, lot 78; MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso of framed image a printed advertising label: 34, Rue Dauphine, à Paris / MAISON SPÉCIALE POUR LES PORTRAITS / Au Daguerrèotype, fondèe en 1846 / PAR A. BERTRAND, PHOTOGRAPHE, / BREVET D'INVENTION S.G.D.G.[see accession file for complete text]
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