Carte de visite photograph
Height approx 4 in / 10.2 cm
Width approx 2.5 in / 6.4 cm
Provenance: Utah trade
This carte de visite by Duhem Brothers of Denver depicts a high-ranking Sioux man. The reverse is reportedly marked as an image of Chief Red Cloud, though the identification is uncertain and should be presented with caution. The Duhem Brothers studio operated from 1867 to 1879, placing the photograph within the early period of commercial portrait photography in Colorado.
Carte de visite photographs were small mounted portraits widely exchanged and collected in the nineteenth century. The sitter is shown in a formal studio pose, with clothing, hair, and personal adornment carrying much of the portrait’s visual and historical interest. Because the Red Cloud identification is not secure, the listing should describe the subject as a Sioux man rather than as Chief Red Cloud.
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Carte de visite photograph
Height approx 4 in / 10.2 cm
Width approx 2.5 in / 6.4 cm
Provenance: Utah trade
This carte de visite by Duhem Brothers of Denver depicts a high-ranking Sioux man. The reverse is reportedly marked as an image of Chief Red Cloud, though the identification is uncertain and should be presented with caution. The Duhem Brothers studio operated from 1867 to 1879, placing the photograph within the early period of commercial portrait photography in Colorado.
Carte de visite photographs were small mounted portraits widely exchanged and collected in the nineteenth century. The sitter is shown in a formal studio pose, with clothing, hair, and personal adornment carrying much of the portrait’s visual and historical interest. Because the Red Cloud identification is not secure, the listing should describe the subject as a Sioux man rather than as Chief Red Cloud.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
