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View of the Moon

February 26, 1852
Not on view
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    View of the Moon
  • Artist:
    John Adams Whipple (American, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1822–1891 Grafton, Massachusetts)
  • Date:
    February 26, 1852
  • Medium:
    Daguerreotype
  • Dimensions:
    Plate: 3 7/8 × 3 in. (9.8 × 7.6 cm)
    Case: 12 × 9 cm (4 3/4 in. × 3 9/16 in.)
  • Classification:
    Photographs
  • Credit Line:
    John G. Wolbach Library, Harvard College Observatory, Cambridge, Mass. (OB-8)
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs