Portraits of Two Couples
PhotographerPhotographed by
A. Benoit
American
Date1880-1900
MediumPhotography; collodion print on paper on cardboard cabinet card mount, platinum print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 5/8in. (14 x 9.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 5/8in. (14 x 9.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 5/8in. (14 x 9.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Barbara Mellers
DescriptionFormal studio portraits depict two couples. In one portrait, the man is seated in an armchair, while the woman, presumably his wife, stand beside him. In the other portrait, the man and woman stand in front of a painted studio backdrop depicting the interior of a room. One woman is wearing eyeglasses. One man has a mustache.
Object number2011.162.1-.2
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberSubject Terms
On View
Not on view
Richard S. DeLamater
mid 19th-early 20th century
