Portrait of a Boy and Cat
c. 1860
Medium
ambrotype with applied color
Dimensions
image (visible): 6.6 × 5.4 cm (2 5/8 × 2 1/8 in.) mat: 8 × 6.9 cm (3 1/8 × 2 11/16 in.) case (closed): 9.4 × 8.1 × 1.8 cm (3 11/16 × 3 3/16 × 11/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection
Accession Number
2023.146.26
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 ...