Portrait of a Girl
Oliver H. Willard
c. 1857
Medium
salted paper print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 22.5 × 17 cm (8 7/8 × 6 11/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
2018.145.1
About the Artist
Oliver H. Willard · 1775–1875
Oliver H. Willard (1828–1875) was an American photographer based in Philadelphia, where he operated O.H. Willard's Galleries at 1206 Chestnut Street..jpg) Born in Windham, Vermont, Willard established a reputation in the mid-19th century for his portraiture, particularly during the Civil War era, using techniques like salted paper prints from glass negatives and albumen silver prints. His early li...