"Charles Aaron and His Cat"
c. 1848
Medium
daguerreotype
Dimensions
image (visible): 5.7 × 4.2 cm (2 1/4 × 1 5/8 in.) mat: 6.4 × 5.2 cm (2 1/2 × 2 1/16 in.) case (closed): 7.6 × 6.4 × 2.5 cm (3 × 2 1/2 × 1 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection
Accession Number
2023.146.25
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
American 19th Century · 1800–1900
The artist cataloged as "American, 19th Century" represents a collective of unidentified painters active in the United States during the nineteenth century, with 380 known artworks preserved in this virtual museum's collection. These works span a diverse array of genres typical of the era, including portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and genre scenes, reflecting the burgeoning artistic output of ...