Mark- there is another dag of Cartwright, but the original has never been found. This copy was given to me by Anne Cartwright in the 1990's. It depicts Alexander with his two daughters, Kate Lee Cartwright and Mary Groesbeck. The approximate date is 1852.
It's a truly wonderful image. Among daguerreotype collectors, images with well dressed children always command a premium. When they are the children of a famous American, all the more so. I think this is a truly transcendent photograph, and hope that some day the original will surface.
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