Who created "Portrait of Three Girls"?

Portrait of Three Girls was created by Josiah Johnson Hawes in 1860s.

When was "Portrait of Three Girls" created?

This artwork was created 1860s.

What medium is "Portrait of Three Girls"?

Portrait of Three Girls is albumen print (carte-de-visite).

Is "Portrait of Three Girls" in the public domain?

Yes, Portrait of Three Girls is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Portrait of Three Girls

Josiah Johnson Hawes

1860s

Medium

albumen print (carte-de-visite)

Dimensions

image/sheet: 9.2 × 5.7 cm (3 5/8 × 2 1/4 in.) mount: 10.1 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8 in.)

Classification

Photograph

Department

CPH

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Funds from Robert B. Menschel and the Vital Projects Fund

Accession Number

2022.174.24

About the Artist

Josiah Johnson Hawes

Josiah Johnson Hawes (1808–1901) was born on a farm in East Sudbury, now Wayland, Massachusetts, and began his artistic journey after apprenticing as a carpenter from age seventeen for six years. Self-taught as a painter, he acquired books, colors, and brushes to study independently, mastering miniature portraits on ivory, oil paintings, and landscapes "with no teacher but my books." In 1841, a ch...

Portrait of Three Girls

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