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[Brady's Daguerrean Gallery] – Antique Photo Print

[Brady's Daguerrean Gallery], [ca. 1854] — historic photograph
[Brady's Daguerrean Gallery], [ca. 1854]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Brady's Daguerrean Gallery] in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Brady's Daguerrean Gallery is a view of the New York studio itself, the place where Mathew Brady built his reputation for portraits of statesmen, writers, and other public figures. Made around 1854, this half-plate daguerreotype is gold toned, a common step that strengthened the image and gave its silver surface a warmer, deeper tone. The numbers scratched into the plate and the later transfer marks on its back show that it passed through several hands, including the U.S. War College, before reaching the Library of Congress. Because it records the studio where so many well-known daguerreotypes were made, it offers a rare look at the setting behind the portraits.

Created / published[ca. 1854]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenreDaguerreotypes 1850-1860.
NotesScratched on face of plate: 125. Scratched on back of plate: 30; 269 [cancelled] Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsPhotographic studios--New York (State)--New York--1850-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,063 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
Reference573_Bradys_Daguerrean_Galle_1854

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