Postmortem of a Child, Carl Durheim, circa 1852

The careful and sensitive arrangement of this child's body and bedclothes, the choice of viewpoint, and the reliance upon light to create a sense of reality, individuality, and remoteness demonstrate charles durheim's skill as a daguerreotypist. Date: circa 1852. Dimensions: 1/4" plate ; ; Image: height: 6.8 cm (2.6 in); width: 9.4 cm (3.7 in) ; Object: height: 12.7 cm (5 in); width: 15.1 cm (5.9 in). Medium: hand-colored daguerreotype. Collection: Getty Center. Carl Durheim, Postmortem of a Child, Getty 64235