Portrait of a Mother Nursing Baby
c. 1860
Medium
ambrotype
Dimensions
image (visible): 6.2 × 5 cm (2 7/16 × 1 15/16 in.) mat: 8.2 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.) case (closed): 9.6 × 8.5 × 2.7 cm (3 3/4 × 3 3/8 × 1 1/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Department
CPH
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection
Accession Number
2023.146.19
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 ...