Description: This is a hand-colored Carte de Visite (CDV) photograph of a painting. The photo was taken by J.P. Soule, the painting was made by G.G. Fish. From a little bit of online research, it seems these images were used as filler in Civil War era CDV albums. We have seen this CDV before, but never this beautifully colored. On the photo, on the wall, left side: “G.G. Fish 1864.” Text at the bottom of the mount: “Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1864, by John P. Soule, in the clerk’s office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts. MORNING GLORIES. G. G. Fish, Pinxt. Photo. And Pub. By J. P. Soule, Boston.” SIZE. Approximately 4 x 2 7/16 inches. CONDITION. Photo: Scuff marks, which are more apparent when tilted. A bit of wear along top and bottom edges. Mount: Wear at corners and along top edge. Soiling and stains on front and back. APPEARANCE. Gorgeous, rich colors. Sharp details. G.G. FISH. "George Gardner Fish (1822-1906). A Nantucket portrait painter who principally worked in pastels, George Fish was born on Nantucket, the son of Reverend Phineas and Phebe Fish. His earliest surviving work is dated 1845, painted at only twenty-three years of age. His brother, William H. Fish (1821-1880) built the splendid frames that adorn many of George Fish’s works. Fish left Nantucket for New York in the mid-1850’s, exhibiting at the National Academy of Design from 1858 to 1863. In 1866 he married Judith J. Derrick. While the couple spent an extended honeymoon in France, Fish studied with French pastellist, Constant Joseph Brochart (1816-1899). Eventually, Fish returned to Nantucket with his bride. There, the artist eked out a modest career, operating at first out of rented studio space at the Nantucket Atheneum. Fish soon became a kind of eminence grise on the island. He was an experienced, learned man who lectured frequently on art and literature, and played the violin." (source: Rafael Osona Nantucket Auctions website) J.P. SOULE. "John Payson Soule (1828–1904) was a photographer and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, and Seattle, Washington. He was born in Phillips, Maine on October 19, 1828. His younger brother, William Stinson Soule, also became a photographer. J.P. Soule maintained photographic studios on Washington Street in Boston, ca.1861-1882. As a photographer, his subjects in Boston included buildings, the 1869 National Peace Jubilee, the great fire of 1872, and carte-de-visite portraits. He also photographed mountains in New Hampshire, and the 1866 fire in Portland, Maine. He exhibited works in the Charitable Mechanic's exhibitions of 1850, and 1874 (bronze medal). In addition to taking photographs, Soule published works by Martin M. Hazeltine and others... Soule joined the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts in 1865, and belonged to the Freemasons... In 1888, John Soule moved to Seattle, where he continued to work as a photographer. Soule photographed the aftermath of the Seattle Fire of 1889 and the rebuilding thereafter. He continued to live in Seattle and occasionally taking photographs of the growing city until his death in 1904.'" (source: Wikipedia)
Price: 30 USD
Location: Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-08-25T13:24:34.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4 USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Antique: Yes
Type: Photograph
Year of Production: 1864
Photographer: John Soule, J.P. Soule
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
