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| Keywords: Carl Durheim, Postmortem of a Child, Getty 64235.jpg Artwork Creator Carl Durheim The careful and sensitive arrangement of this child's body and bedclothes the choice of viewpoint and the reliance upon light to create a sense of reality individuality and remoteness demonstrate Charles Durheim's skill as a daguerreotypist circa 1852 daguerreotype hand-colored 1/4 plate<br /> image Size cm 9 4 6 8 <br /> object Size cm 15 1 12 7 Institution Getty Center cite book Lowry Bates Isabael Barrett Lowry The Silver Canvas Daguerreotype Masterpieces from the J Paul Getty Museum exh cat Los Angeles J Paul Getty Museum 1998 121 exhibition history Temporary Exhibition The Art of the Daguerreotype The J Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center Los Angeles 1998-04-14 1998-07-12 H B eagle 40 plate mark lower right corner all sideways ~ <br /> Imprinted on label verso backing on blue paper in black ink <br /> DESSINS / a la PLUME / et au / CRAYON verso left fr LITHOGRAPHIE / CH DURHEIM / Grand vue 183 à Berne / ATELIER PHOTOGRAPHIQUE / Portraits au Daguerreotype / Sur plaques papier verso center fr verre et sur ivoire / se font en Pavillon vitre verso center fr CARTES / de / VISITES / et d' / ADRESSES verso right fr In the mid-1800s it became common to use the new medium of photography to create a memento mori such as this one accession number 84 XT 267 9 64235 http //search getty edu/museum/records/musobject objectid 64235 <br /> http //www getty edu/art/collection/objects/57725/carl-durheim-postmortem-of-a-child-swiss-about-1852/ <br /> PD-old-auto 1890 Getty Research Institute-no known copyright restrictions Carl Durheim Daguerreotypes Memento mori Dead children in art | ||||
