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Artist:
Napoleon Sarony, 9 Mar 1821 - 9 Nov 1896  Search this
Copy after:
Marcus Aurelius Root, 1808 - 1888 (Photographer)  Search this
Samuel Root, 1819 - 1889 (Photographer)  Search this
Sitter:
Jenny Lind, 6 Oct 1821 - 2 Nov 1887  Search this
Medium:
Lithograph with tintstone on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 37.5 × 30.2cm (14 3/4 × 11 7/8")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6cm (18 × 14")
Type:
Print
Date:
1850
Exhibition Label:
The American concert tour (1850–52) of “Swedish Nightingale” Jenny Lind spawned a huge market for merchandise associated with the celebrated singer. Among the most popular items were inexpensive portrait prints that could be framed and displayed in the homes of her many admirers. This lithograph reproduces a daguerreotype likeness of Lind created by the Root brothers—a portrait that also circulated in the form of copy daguerreotypes, such as the one included in this exhibition. Because daguerreotypes were prized for their accuracy, prints based on daguerreian images were thought by the public to be superior to other representations.
La gira norteamericana (1850–52) del “ruiseñor sueco”, Jenny Lind, generó un mercado enorme de artículos relacionados con la celebrada cantante. Entre los más populares estaban unas copias baratas de su retrato que los admiradores podían enmarcar para exhibirlas en sus hogares. Esta litografía es copia de un daguerrotipo de Lind tomado por los hermanos Root (retrato que también circuló en copias daguerrotípicas como la que incluimos en esta exposición). Dado que los daguerrotipos eran apreciados por su fidelidad, las impresiones basadas en imágenes daguerrotípicas se consideraban superiores a otros tipos de retrato.
Topic:
Jenny Lind: Female  Search this
Jenny Lind: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Opera singer  Search this
Jenny Lind: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
Jenny Lind: Performing Arts\Performer\Musician\Singer\Soprano  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.81.95
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4cca0edfe-e207-45cb-9214-08e5c8c33dcd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.81.95