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[Copy of a painting of James Stowell, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters view, facing left] – Vintage Photo Print

[Copy of a painting of James Stowell, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters view, facing left], [between 1850 and 1860] — historic photograph
[Copy of a painting of James Stowell, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters view, facing left], [between 1850 and 1860]. Historic photograph from the Daguerreotypes & Early Photography collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Copy of a painting of James Stowell, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters view, facing left] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Copy of a painting of James Stowell, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters view, facing left]

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The sitter is James C. Stowell, who lived from 1785 to 1855, and this daguerreotype reproduces an existing painted portrait rather than a live sitting. Photographers made such copies so families could keep a likeness of a relative whose original portrait was fragile, distant, or painted long before. This small sixth-plate example was kept with the Ellery C. Stowell Papers, and a family note calls him "Uncle Jim," a reminder that pictures like this were treasured as private keepsakes. The head-and-shoulders, three-quarter pose facing left follows the conventions of painted portraiture of the period, and the photographer who made the copy remains unidentified.

Created / published[between 1850 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : sixth plate daguerreotype.
GenrePortrait photographs 1850-1860.Daguerreotypes 1850-1860.
NotesPhotographer unidentified. Hallmark: Rinhart 2. Case: variant of Rinhart 120. Accompanying note: Uncle Jim Stowell. Transfer; Manuscript Division; 1955. Forms part of: Ellery C. Stowell Papers, 1802-1952 (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsStowell, James C.,--1785-1855.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,277 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference578_Copy_of_a_painting_of_J_1850

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