Portrait of a Child and Cat
c. 1862
Medium
tintype with applied color
Dimensions
image (visible): 4.9 × 3.8 cm (1 15/16 × 1 1/2 in.) mat: 6.4 × 5.1 cm (2 1/2 × 2 in.) case: 7.4 × 6.2 × 1.2 cm (2 15/16 × 2 7/16 × 1/2 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection
Accession Number
2023.146.29
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
American 19th Century · 1800–1900
The artist cataloged as "American, 19th Century" represents a collective of unidentified painters active in the United States during the nineteenth century, with 380 known artworks preserved in this virtual museum's collection. These works span a diverse array of genres typical of the era, including portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and genre scenes, reflecting the burgeoning artistic output of ...