Portrait of Edward Carrington Jr. (“Uncle Ed”) (Case Verso)

Jeremiah Gurney

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

The subject is a young boy seated very close to a remarkable, painted backdrop which is strongly reminiscent of the work of the Hudson River school of painters.

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Title: Portrait of Edward Carrington Jr. (“Uncle Ed”) (Case Verso)
Creator: Jeremiah Gurney
Date Created: 1842
Physical Dimensions: 7.4 × 5.9 cm (2 15/16 × 2 5/16 in.)
Type: Cased object
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Daguerreotype
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 94.XT.55
Culture: American
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Creator Display Name: Jeremiah Gurney (American, 1812 - 1895)
Classification: Photographs (Visual Works)

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