Seated man holding a white hat, daguerreotype portrait – Vintage Wall Art
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Step back in time with Seated man holding a white hat, daguerreotype portrait, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Seated man holding a white hat, daguerreotype portrait
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A seated man holds a white hat on his lap, and the hat is one of the few details that sets this portrait apart from the many formal studio sitters of the period. Daguerreotypes from the 1840s were made on silvered copper plates, which gave them a mirror-like surface and extraordinary fine detail, but exposures could run several minutes, so sitters were asked to hold still with their heads often braced by a metal stand. Holding a hat in a pose like this suggests the sitter wanted to show himself as a respectable man of the day, dressed for an outing or a formal call. Viewed at the right angle, the plate reflects the viewer's own image, a quality that reminds us how new and strange these pictures seemed in 1840.
| Created / published | 1840 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 3,306 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 549_William_Pinkney_Rodgers_1840 |
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