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Marcus Aurelius Root

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2009.32
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Marcus Aurelius Root (1808–1888) was a writing teacher and photographer. He was born in Granville, Ohio and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (4)

Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man)

1855 · Daguerreotype

13.9 × 10.7 cm (5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.); Open case: 15 × 23.8 × 1.1 cm (5 15/16 × 9 3/8 × 7/16 in.); Case: 15 × 11.9 × 2.2 cm (5 15/16 × 4 11/16 × 7/8 in.); Plate: 14 × 10.8 cm (5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Portrait of a Girl)

1855 · Daguerreotype

8.1 × 6.9 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.); Open case: 9.2 × 16 × 1.2 cm (3 5/8 × 6 5/16 × 1/2 in.); Case: 9.2 × 8 × 1.6 cm (3 5/8 × 3 3/16 × 11/16 in.); Plate: 8.3 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man Wearing an Ascot Tie)

1847 · Daguerreotype

13.9 × 10.7 cm (5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.); Open case: 15 × 23.5 × 1 cm (5 15/16 × 9 5/16 × 7/16 in.); Case: 15 × 11.8 × 1.5 cm (5 15/16 × 4 11/16 × 5/8 in.); Plate: 14 × 10.8 cm (5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man Holding a Map)

1847 · Daguerreotype

10.2 × 8 cm (4 1/16 × 3 3/16 in.); Open case: 11.5 × 18.2 × 1 cm (4 9/16 × 7 3/16 × 7/16 in.); Case: 11.5 × 9.1 × 1.7 cm (4 9/16 × 3 5/8 × 11/16 in.); Plate: 10.8 × 8.3 cm (4 1/4 × 3 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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4 published of 4 catalogued · 4 with image

Art Institute Chicago
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