
Untitled (Portrait of a Seated Man)
Marcus Aurelius RootWW-1855-337945
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.)
The W. Bruce and Delaney H. Lundberg Collection, purchased with funds provided by The Leonian Charitable Trust
Catalogue
- Year
- 1855
- Medium
- Daguerreotype
- Dimensions
- 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.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Marcus Aurelius Root
Artist
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Marcus Aurelius Root
Marcus Aurelius Root (1808–1888) was a writing teacher and photographer. He was born in Granville, Ohio and died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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- Marcus Aurelius Root
- Year
- 1855
- Medium
- Daguerreotype
- Dimensions
- 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.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1855-337945
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified


