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In Focus: DaguerreotypesNovember 3, 2015 to March 20, 2016
The J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center
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1. Hermann Carl Eduard Biewend
German, 1814 - 1888
“My Helene, On Her Lap Little Mathilda Asleep, and
Close By, Our Two Other Children, Robert and Little
Louise”, 1851
IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/2 plate in passe-partout
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.172.1
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2. William Langenheim
American, born Germany, 1807 - 1874
Portrait of Frederick Langenheim, About 1848IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/4 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.172.3
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3. Unknown maker
Portrait of a Nurse and Child, About 1850IF_DA
GS
Hand-colored daguerreotype
1/6 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.172.4
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4. Charles H. Gay
American, active New London 1847 - 1851
Panorama of New London, Connecticut, About 1851IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotypes
Six 1/2 plates
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.178
October 30, 2015
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5. Dr. Samuel A. Bemis
American, 1793 - 1881
Barn in Hart's Location, New Hampshire, About 1840IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
Whole plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.180.2
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6. Jean-Gabriel Eynard
Swiss, 1775 - 1863
Rear View of Jean-Gabriel Eynard’s Country House at
Beaulieu, Switzerland, About 1843
IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/2 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.181.3
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7. Horatio B. King
American, 1820 - 1889
Seth Eastman at Dighton Rock, Massachusetts, 1853IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/2 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.182
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8. Unknown maker
Study of Rocks, About 1845IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/2 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.183
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9. Armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau
French, 1819 - 1896
Dome of St. Louis-des-Invalides, About 1841-43IF_DA
GS
Tithonotype copy of a daguerreotype
1/2 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.265.5
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10. Attributed to Marie Charles Isidore Choiselat
French, 1815 - 1858
and Stanislas Ratel
French, 1824 - 1904
Parade at the Place de la Concorde, Paris, About
1842-45
IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
Whole plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.265.7
October 30, 2015
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11. Alphonse-Louis Poitevin
French, 1819 - 1882
The Panthéon, Paris, 1842IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/2 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.265.12
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12. Unknown maker
Historical Gallery: A Lottery to Benefit the Originals,
About 1852
IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotypes
1/4 plate and 1/2 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.265.21
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13. Attributed to Théophile Gautier
French, 1811 - 1872
Attributed to Eugène Piot
French, 1812 - 1890
View of Cádiz, Spain, 1840IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/4 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.265.23
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14. Unknown maker
Ingres Painting of Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Salvatore
Cherubini and His Muse, 1841-42
IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/4 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.265.26
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15. Thomas Richard Williams
English, 1825 - 1871
The Sands of Time, 1850-52IF_DA
GS
Stereo-daguerreotype
Two 1/6 plates
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.266.9
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16. Antoine Claudet
French, 1797 - 1867
Self-Portrait of Antoine Claudet with His Son and His
Invention, the Focimeter, About 1851-53
IF_DA
GS
Stereo-daguerreotype
Two 1/6 plates
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.266.10
October 30, 2015
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17. Carl Durheim
Swiss, 1810 - 1890
Postmortem Portrait of a Child, About 1852IF_DA
GS
Hand-colored daguerreotype
1/4 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.267.9
4
18. Unknown maker
Military Festival in Poitiers, France, 1851IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/4 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.402.5
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19. C.S. Middlebrook
American, active Bridgeport, Connecticut 1845 - 1854
Double-Daguerreotype Case with Inlaid Decoration,
1850
IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype, hand-colored
Case: Wood, mother-of-pearl, gold, and paint
Two 1/4 plates
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.437.3
4
20. Printed by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre
French, 1787 - 1851
“Fantasies”: Moorish Arch, About 1827IF_DA
GS
Dessins-fumées
Image: 7.9 x 6 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XM.905
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21. Alphonse-Louis Poitevin
French, 1819 - 1882
View of a House and Garden, About 1847 - 1848IF_DA
GS
Print from an electroplated daguerreotype
Image: 6.2 x 8.9 cm (2 7/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XP.906.1
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22. Alphonse-Louis Poitevin
French, 1819 - 1882
View of a House and Garden, About 1847 - 1848IF_DA
GS
Copper electroplated daguerreotype
Image: 5.9 x 8.4 cm (2 5/16 x 3 5/16 in.)
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XP.906.2
October 30, 2015
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23. Charles Richard Meade
American, 1826 - 1858
Portrait of Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, 1848IF_DA
GS
Hand-colored daguerreotype
1/2 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.953
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24. Unknown maker
Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe, 1849IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/2 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.957
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25. Southworth & Hawes
American, active 1844 - 1862
Early Operation Using Ether for Anesthesia, 1847IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
Whole plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.958
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26. Théodore Maurisset
French, active 1834 - 1859
Daguerreotypomania, December 1839IF_DA
GS
Lithograph
Image: 26 x 35.7 cm (10 1/4 x 14 1/16 in.)
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Gift of Samuel
J. Wagstaff, Jr.
84.XP.983.28
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27. Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre
French, 1787 - 1851
“Fantasies”: Courtyard of a Gothic Castle, About 1827IF_DA
GS
Dessins-fumées
Image: 7.9 x 6 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XM.1019
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28. James P. Weston
American, active 1849 - 1857
Portrait of a Man in a Top Hat, About 1856IF_DA
GS
Hand-colored daguerreotype
1/9 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.1565.11
October 30, 2015
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29. Antoine Claudet
French, 1797 - 1867
Portrait of a Woman, About 1846IF_DA
GS
Hand-colored daguerreotype
1/6 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.1566.7
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30. Unknown maker
Medallion Setting, 1845-47IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype, hand-colored
Case: Brass
Circular-cut gem plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.1568.3
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31. Unknown maker
Copy of a Daguerreotype Portrait of a Man, About 1848IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/6 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.1568.7
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32. Unknown maker
Miniature Daguerreotype Case, 1850sIF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
Case: Wood, leather, brass, and velvet
1/16 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.1569.27
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33. Attributed to Dr. Hugo Stangenwald
German, 1829 - 1899
Portrait of Queen Kalama Hakaleleponi Kapakuhaili of
Hawaii, 1853 - 1854
IF_DA
GS
Hand-colored daguerreotype
1/16 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.1574.2
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34. Unknown maker
Portrait of a Daguerreotypist Displaying Daguerreotypes
and Cases, 1845
IF_DA
GS
Hand-colored daguerreotype
1/6 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.1576.1
October 30, 2015
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http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/
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35. Unknown maker
Portrait of a Father and Smiling Child, About 1855IF_DA
GS
Hand-colored daguerreotype
1/6 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.1578.3
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36. Unknown maker
View of Pisa, Italy, About 1845IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
3/4 plate or cut-down whole plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.1580.3
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37. Unknown maker
Daguerreotype Plate, 1848 - 1850IF_DA
GS
Silver-coated copper
1/6 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.1580.18
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38. Ezra Greenleaf Weld
American, 1801 - 1874
Fugitive Slave Law Convention, Cazenovia, New York,
August 22, 1850
IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/6 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.1582.5
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39. Unknown maker
Portrait of a Woman with a Mandolin, 1860IF_DA
GS
Hand-colored daguerreotype
1/4 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.1582.11
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40. Unknown maker
Double-Exposure Portrait of a Woman, 1850sIF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/6 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.1582.13
October 30, 2015
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41. Jacob Byerly
American, 1807 - 1883
Portrait of a Seated Woman Holding a Fan, About 1855IF_DA
GS
Hand-colored daguerreotype
1/6 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
84.XT.1595.24
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42. Antoine Claudet
French, 1797 - 1867
Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, 1844IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/6 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Gift of Dana
Broccoli
85.XT.449
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43. James Maguire
American, 1816 - 1851
Portrait of Zachary Taylor, 1847IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/4 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
90.XT.54
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44. Jeremiah Gurney
American, 1812 - 1895
Portrait of Edward Carrington Jr. (“Uncle Ed”), 1842IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/6 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
94.XT.55
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45. John Plumbe Jr.
American, born United Kingdom, 1809 - 1857
The United States Capitol, 1846IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/2 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
96.XT.62
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46. Charles Nègre
French, 1820 - 1880
Plaster Casts of Sculpture from the Parthenon, About
1845
IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/4 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
97.XT.11
October 30, 2015
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47. Baron Armand-Pierre Séguier
French, 1803 - 1876
possibly in assocation with Louis-Jacques-Mandé
Daguerre
French, 1787 - 1851
Still Life With Plaster Casts, 1839-42IF_DA
GS
Hand-colored daguerreotype
Whole plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
2002.41
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48. Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey
French, 1804 - 1892
Facade and North Colonnade of the Parthenon on the
Acropolis, Athens, 1842
IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
Whole plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
2003.82.2
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49. Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey
French, 1804 - 1892
Lotus Columns at Gournah, Egypt, 1842-43IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
Image: 18.7 x 12.1 cm (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
2006.38
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50. Unknown maker
Portrait of a Woman and Man, 1850sIF_DA
GS
Hand-colored daguerreotype
1/2 plate
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
2015.20.2
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51. Unknown maker
Case with Painted Decoration, 1850sIF_DA
GS
Wood and metal
Whole plate
Lent by Paul K. Berg Collection
EE.2015.3.1
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52. Unknown maker
Case with Inlaid Decoration, 1850sIF_DA
GS
Wood and mother-of-pearl
1/4 plate
Lent by Paul K. Berg Collection
EE.2015.3.2
October 30, 2015
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66. Richard Beard
English 1801 - 1885
Portrait of Richard Tyrrell, About 1841-42IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotypes
Image: 12.7 x 11.4 cm (5 x 4 1/2 in.)
Graham Nash Collection
L.2015.4.1
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67. Richard Beard
English 1801 - 1885
Portrait of a Boy, About 1841-42IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotypes
1/9 plate
Graham Nash Collection
L.2015.4.2
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68. John Jabez Edwin Mayall
English, 1813 - 1901
Portraits of an Elderly Woman, About 1850IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/6 plate
Graham Nash Collection
L.2015.5.1
4
69. John Jabez Edwin Mayall
English, 1813 - 1901
Portraits of an Elderly Woman, About 1850IF_DA
GS
Hand-colored daguerreotype
1/6 plate
Graham Nash Collection
L.2015.5.2
4
70. Auguste Belloc
French, 1800 - 1867
Portrait of a Woman, 1844IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
Image: 10.2 x 7.6 cm (4 x 3 in.)
Graham Nash Collection
L.2015.6
4
71. Unknown maker
Portrait of Four Men in Discussion, 1850sIF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
Image: 14 x 11.4 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Graham Nash Collection
L.2015.9.1
October 30, 2015
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72. Unknown maker
Portrait of a Girl with a Guitar, 1850sIF_DA
GS
Daguerreotypes
1/6 plate
Graham Nash Collection
L.2015.9.2
4
73. Unknown maker
Painting of George Washington, 1850sIF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/4 plate
Graham Nash Collection
L.2015.9.3
4
74. Unknown maker
Portrait of a Man in a Top Hat, 1850sIF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/9 plate
Graham Nash Collection
L.2015.9.4
4
75. Unknown maker
Portrait of a Woman with Painted Backdrop, About
1850
IF_DA
GS
Hand-colored daguerreotype
1/2 plate
Graham Nash Collection
L.2015.9.5
4
76. Unknown maker
Portrait of Three Men at a Table, 1850sIF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
Image: 10.2 x 12.7 cm (4 x 5 in.)
Graham Nash Collection
L.2015.9.6
4
77. Unknown maker
Portrait of the Townsend Family, About 1850IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
Framed: 35.6 x 40.6 cm (14 x 16 in.)
Graham Nash Collection
L.2015.9.7
4
78. Unknown maker
Portrait of a Girl Holding a Doll, About 1845IF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
Framed: 24.1 x 19.1 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Graham Nash Collection
L.2015.9.8
4
79. Unknown maker
Nude Woman in a Photographer's Studio, 1850sIF_DA
GS
Daguerreotype
1/6 plate
Graham Nash Collection
L.2015.9.9
October 30, 2015
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80. Unknown maker
Case with Inlaid Decoration, 1850sIF_DA
GS
Tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, gold foil, and bone
Image: 11.4 x 15.2 cm (4 1/2 x 6 in.)
Graham Nash Collection
L.2015.9.10
October 30, 2015
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