The George Cowper Album
1849/60
Medium
Victorian album of albumen silver prints from wet-collodion glass negatives in red leather cover with fleur de lys and embossed initials "G.C.". (122)
Dimensions
Album: 29.7 × 23.5 × 4.5 cm (11 3/4 × 9 5/16 × 1 13/16 in.)
Classification
albumen silver print
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
12508
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...