Lot 33
Lot 33
PHILIP MONSON (1829–?)

Possibly Portrait of Arthur Henry Salisbury, c. 1853

Price Realised USD 6,048
Estimate
USD 7,000 - USD 9,000
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PHILIP MONSON (1829–?)

Possibly Portrait of Arthur Henry Salisbury, c. 1853

Price Realised USD 6,048
Price Realised USD 6,048
Details
PHILIP MONSON (1829–?)
Possibly Portrait of Arthur Henry Salisbury, c. 1853
mammoth-plate daguerreotype, in original frame, with hand-tinting
overall framed: 23 x 2014 in. (58.2 x 51.4 cm.)
Provenance
Christie's, South Kensington, 1980s;
acquired from the above by the present owner.
Brought to you by
Lillian JonsonsJunior Specialist
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Lot Essay


Philip Monson shifted his focus from portrait and miniature painting to photography in 1853, running a photography studio in Hertford, north of London, at one point in partnership with his brother Charles. That lasted until 1855. It is not known if the sitter in this extraordinary hand-tinted daguerreotype is Arthur Henry Salisbury, as the label on the verso seems to imply, or if it is from the collection of Salisbury, of "Limbrick Hall, Harpenden".
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