Unidentified woman abou – Historic Photo Reproduction
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This historic photograph of Unidentified woman abou brings a moment of history to your wall. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Unidentified woman abou
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The sitter in this daguerreotype is unidentified, so the portrait survives without a name, and its title is cut short, which leaves its exact subject unclear. Dated 1844, it comes from the first years after Louis Daguerre's process was made public in 1839, when a single image was fixed on a polished silver-surfaced copper plate. Each daguerreotype is a unique object rather than a print, and its mirror-like surface shifts with the light, so it is best viewed at an angle. Exposures ran for minutes, so sitters had to hold still, which gives many early portraits their composed, serious look.
| Created / published | 1844 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 3,274 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 506_Unidentified_woman_abou_1844 |
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