The image shows a young boy seated on an ornately carved chair. He is facing slightly towards his left, holding a striped object in his hands. The boy has short, neatly combed hair, a full face with fine features, and a composed expression. He is dressed in a long-sleeved shirt with subtle decorative elements. The photo is framed with floral motifs. The background is a plain, dark tone that contrasts with the subject.
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Portrait of a Boy with a Hoop

J. Wistar Davis (American, active 1840s)

c. 1848

Medium
daguerreotype
Classification
Photograph
Dimensions
image (visible): 9 × 6.5 cm (3 9/16 × 2 9/16 in.) ; mat: 10.5 × 8.2 cm (4 1/8 × 3 1/4 in.) ; framed: 16.3 × 14 × 1.8 cm (6 7/16 × 5 1/2 × 11/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CPH
Credit line
The Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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