Baltimore City Nineteenth-Century Photos

Watercolor by Kuhn & Cummins

This is another of Marianne Murdock's great finds from a local
antique mall. It was in the same lot as the watercolor of the young
girl that was signed "Kuhn & Cummins," a local Baltimore City
Photo Studio from the late 1870s.

Although the above picture is not identified either by subject or
artist, there are some very definite clues in addition to its
association with the previously mentioned watercolor image.

In the right hand margin are some notes as well as test brush
strokes. Among the notes is a very stylized JC which I am certain is
the artist's signature ... James Cummins.

I have kept the image at a fairly high resolution which may account
for a long loading time if you are using a dial-up connection, however
I think it is well worth it to be able to see the exquisite detail that
justifies the Victorian description of Cummins' work as:

He makes a speciality of life-size portraits in crayon,
 oil, pastel, and India ink and his water-color
    miniatures are the finest that can be executed ...
 
 

If by chance you happen to recognize either of these photos,
both Marianne and I would love to know who they are.

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