Untitled (Portrait of a Girl)
Robert CorneliusWW-1841-097608
1841·Daguerreotype·Plate, approx: 8.3 × 6.8 cm (3 5/16 × 2 11/16 in.); Image, sight: 7.5 × 5.9 cm (3 × 2 3/8 in.); Open case: 9.5 × 16.1 × 0.6 cm (3 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 1/4 in.); Case: 9.5 × 8.1 × 1.3 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 9/16 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1841
- Medium
- Daguerreotype
- Dimensions
- Plate, approx: 8.3 × 6.8 cm (3 5/16 × 2 11/16 in.); Image, sight: 7.5 × 5.9 cm (3 × 2 3/8 in.); Open case: 9.5 × 16.1 × 0.6 cm (3 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 1/4 in.); Case: 9.5 × 8.1 × 1.3 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 9/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Robert Cornelius
Artist
Robert Cornelius
Photography
Robert Cornelius was an American photographer and pioneer in the history of photography. His daguerreotype self-portrait taken in 1839 is generally accepted as the first known photographic portrait of a person taken in the United States, the second in the world, and a significant achievement for self-portraiture. He operated some of the earliest photography studios in the United States between 1840 and 1842 and implemented innovative techniques to significantly reduce the exposure time required for portraits.
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- Robert Cornelius
- Year
- 1841
- Medium
- Daguerreotype
- Dimensions
- Plate, approx: 8.3 × 6.8 cm (3 5/16 × 2 11/16 in.); Image, sight: 7.5 × 5.9 cm (3 × 2 3/8 in.); Open case: 9.5 × 16.1 × 0.6 cm (3 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 1/4 in.); Case: 9.5 × 8.1 × 1.3 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 9/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1841-097608
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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