William Headley

American 19th Century, c. 1864

This sepia-toned photograph shows a young Black man standing upright, with his feet together and his hands clasped in front of him. He looks out at us with a neutral expression. · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: American 19th Century ¹
Date: c. 1864 ¹
Medium: albumen silver print (carte-de-visite) ¹
Original: 4,794 × 7,801 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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Computed from the image

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Measured from pixels, not historical readings.

Close in palette, light and contrast · computed

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