Crayon Portraits of Elderly Man and Woman, Mid to Late 19th Century

Item Details

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Untitled Portraits of Man and Woman, Mid to Late 19th Century
Charcoal on paper
Unsigned
The process of creating crayon portraits took place in 1857 when D.A. Woodward invented the Woodward Solar Enlarging Camera which produced fait, large images on a canvas developed in the sun. Woodward would then enhance these images with crayon and other mediums, thus creating a new portrait style that thrived during the mid 19th century.

Condition

- conditions for both pieces: hairline cracks throughout gilt center areas of frame; wear to corners of frame; wood is chipping and flaking off throughout; chipping and fracturing to wood at edges of frame; backing board in cracked in half on verso of man’s portrait.

Dimensions

- measures frames side by side; artwork for both is the same size and measure

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Item #

ITMGQ64954