Portrait of a School Teacher and Class
Medium
daguerreotype
Dimensions
image (visible): 9 × 12 cm (3 9/16 × 4 3/4 in.) mat: 10.7 × 14 cm (4 3/16 × 5 1/2 in.) case (closed): 15.3 × 12.3 × 2.2 cm (6 × 4 13/16 × 7/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection
Accession Number
2023.146.48
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 ...