Leaf of the Foxglove
Unknown
1839
Medium
Salted paper print
Dimensions
Image: 6 3/4 × 3 9/16 in. (17.2 × 9.1 cm)
Classification
Negatives
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1966
Accession Number
66.634.31
Tags
Leaves
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...