Death of a Child
SOLD November 2003 |
Sixth plate daguerreotype, anonymous American ca. 1850, showing a deceased infant in white funeral garb. In full case with intact spine.
Dramatic view of deceased child in a great shaft of sunlight. Skin tones have an beautiful iridescent tonality which is native plate color, not applied tinting.
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