Untitled (Portrait of a Child on a Rocking Horse)
Alexander HeslerWW-1862-097606
1862·Daguerreotype·8.2 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 13/16 in.); Open case: 9.4 × 16.4 × 1 cm (3 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 7/16 in.); Case: 9.4 × 8.2 × 1.6 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 11/16 in.); Plate: 8.3 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1862
- Medium
- Daguerreotype
- Dimensions
- 8.2 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 13/16 in.); Open case: 9.4 × 16.4 × 1 cm (3 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 7/16 in.); Case: 9.4 × 8.2 × 1.6 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 11/16 in.); Plate: 8.3 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Alexander Hesler
Artist
Alexander Hesler
Printmaking
Alexander Hesler was an American photographer and daguerreotypist active in the mid-19th century. Working primarily in the 1840s and 1850s, he produced portrait daguerreotypes and early photographic prints that documented American life during the formative years of the medium. This profile will be expanded as more verified source material becomes available.
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- Alexander Hesler
- Year
- 1862
- Medium
- Daguerreotype
- Dimensions
- 8.2 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 13/16 in.); Open case: 9.4 × 16.4 × 1 cm (3 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 7/16 in.); Case: 9.4 × 8.2 × 1.6 cm (3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 11/16 in.); Plate: 8.3 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1862-097606
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified