Artist with His Palette and Brushes

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a black and white daguerreotype photograph. The man depicted wears a dark suit with a vest and a white collared shirt. He has a blue bow tie and a dark hat with a thin band around it. The man holds a paintbrush in his right hand and a palette in his left. The palette contains several red blobs and sits on a table. The man sits in front of a plain background. The photo is framed in gold with an ornate border. The frame is set into a dark brown case with two brass hinges on the left side. The case is open, and the photo is propped up inside. The artist's name is associated with this image: Artist with His Palette and Brushes.