Eliphalet Bulkeley

PhotographerPhotographed by Kellogg Brothers 1860 - 1865

PainterPainted by Kellogg Brothers 1860 - 1865

Original OwnerOriginally owned by a member of the Bulkeley family American

Date1860-1865

MediumPhotography; albumen print, oil paint and varnish on cardstock

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 10 x 8 1/8in. (25.4 x 20.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Martha D. Soper

DescriptionStudio portrait of a middle-aged man. He is seated, turned slightly to the right. He wears a black suit, white shirt and black tie.

Object number2001.18.10

InscribedIn pencil, on verso, "Eliphalet A. Bulkeley".NotesTechnique Note: A photograph, presumably an albumen print, underlies the painted surface. Cartes-de-viste of the same photograph, 1965.25.1 and 1964.73.17, bear the imprint of Kellogg Brothers on their versos. "Photographs in oil," photographs hand-colored with oil paint, were popular in the early 1860s and were produced for sale by many photographers.

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