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    Artist

  • Langhans, Jan, 1851-1928

    • Title

  • Photo portrait of small boy

  • Physical Description

    1 portrait : photograph, pigment ; 15 in x 12.25 in; 37.5 cm. x 31 cm., + frame (18.5 in x 16 in)

  • Date

    early 1900s

  • Notes

    The name J. F. Langhans and Prague is written on the surface of the image

  • Summary

    Colorized photo portrait shows a young boy of maybe three years old. He wears a blue outfit with a ruffled collar and red ribbon, and his hair is neatly parted. It is unclear who the sitter is.

  • Subject

    Portraits, Boys; Portraits, Children

  • Genre

    Photographs; Portraits

  • Medium

    Portraits

  • Part Of

    Elisabeth M. Orsten Collection, AR 12134

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Biographical/Historical Information

Jan Langhans (1851-1928) is a renowned Czech portrait photographer. He was the founder of Ateliér Langhans, the largest photography business in Bohemia. (source: http://www.langhans.cz/en/house/)

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Langhans, Jan: Photo portrait of small boy, Leo Baeck Institute, 2024.59.