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[Joseph Vance, half-length portrait, slightly to the left] – Vintage Wall Art

[Joseph Vance, half-length portrait, slightly to the left], [between 1844 and 1852] — historic photograph
[Joseph Vance, half-length portrait, slightly to the left], [between 1844 and 1852]. 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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Joseph Vance, who served as governor of Ohio in the late 1840s, sits turned slightly to his left in this half-length daguerreotype. The plate was produced in the studio of Mathew Brady, whose sittings drew many of the country's public figures during the 1840s and early 1850s. Gold toning, applied after development, warmed the silver image and helped protect its delicate surface. Handwritten scratches on the plate and its back, including the note "Gov. Vance, Ohio," suggest it was identified by hand, and it came to the Library of Congress by transfer from the U.S. War College in 1920.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1852]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesScratched on face of plate: 165. Scratched on back of plate: 285; Gov. Vance, Ohio. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsVance, Joseph,--1786-1852.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,270 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference254_Joseph_Vance_halflength_1844

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