Provenance

Janet Lehr, East Hampton, NY; Mary and Dan Solomon, Dana Point, CA; gift to NGA, 2025.

Portrait of a Man

Root, Marcus Aurelius

c. 1848

Accession Number

2025.12.5

Medium

daguerreotype

Dimensions

image (visible): 7.1 × 5.9 cm (2 13/16 × 2 5/16 in.) | mat: 8.2 × 6.8 cm (3 1/4 × 2 11/16 in.) | case (closed): 9.2 × 8.2 × 1.6 cm (3 5/8 × 3 1/4 × 5/8 in.)

Classification

Photograph

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon