Portrait of a bearded man with spectacles, early photograph – Antique Photo Print
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Portrait of a bearded man with spectacles, early photograph comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Portrait of a bearded man with spectacles, early photograph
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The record gives little beyond a bearded man in spectacles, so the picture's particulars have to come from its date and medium. Made in 1844, it is a daguerreotype, a process announced in France in 1839 that produced a single, mirror-like image on a silvered copper plate. Exposures then ran from several seconds to minutes, which meant sitters had to hold still and often kept a stern or neutral expression. Spectacles were a common accessory by this time, and a sitter wearing them signals a man who relied on his eyesight for reading or work. Look closely at the surface: the image shifts with the angle of light, a quality that distinguishes daguerreotypes from later paper prints.
| Created / published | 1844 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 1,181 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 461_Unidentified_man_headan_1844 |
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