Untitled (Portrait of a Standing Woman) 1850

"Untitled (Portrait of a Standing Woman)" is a daguerreotype created in 1850 by the photographic team Southworth & Hawes. The image features a young woman in a formal dress, standing beside a classical column. The daguerreotype, housed at the Art Institute of Chicago, exemplifies the meticulous detail and sharp focus achievable with this early photographic process, capturing the subject's clothing and the surrounding setting with remarkable clarity. The image showcases the use of the daguerreotype as a popular medium for portraiture in the mid-19th century.