[Victor Alexander Bruce (1849-1917), 1st Son of the 8th Earl of Elgin (Canada)]
1851
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Medium
Daguerreotype
Dimensions
Case: 2.1 × 15.4 × 12.3 cm (13/16 × 6 1/16 × 4 13/16 in.) Image (visible): 4 3/4 × 3 9/16 in. (12 × 9 cm)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gilman Collection, Gift of The Howard Gilman Foundation, 2005
Accession Number
2005.100.894
Tags
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...