[Four Gold Miners Seated in Front of Their House]
ca. 1852
![[Four Gold Miners Seated in Front of Their House] by Unknown](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/ph/thumb/four-gold-miners-seated-in-front-of-their-house-286443.webp)
Medium
Daguerreotype
Dimensions
Image (visible): 3 9/16 × 4 3/4 in. (9 × 12 cm) Case: 2.5 × 15.4 × 12.4 cm (1 in. × 6 1/16 in. × 4 7/8 in.) 4 5/16 × 5 1/2 in. (11 × 14 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.859
Tags
About the Artist
Unknown
The artist designated as "Unknown" in our virtual museum's collection exemplifies a poignant chapter in art history: creators whose identities have faded into obscurity despite the enduring power of their work. With only one known artwork attributed to them in our holdings, this figure represents countless anonymous hands that shaped visual culture across centuries. Museums worldwide, including th...