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[William R. King, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to left, eyes front] – Vintage Wall Art

[William R. King, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to left, eyes front], [between 1844 and 1853] — historic photograph
[William R. King, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to left, eyes front], [between 1844 and 1853]. 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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Scratched into the back of this half-plate daguerreotype is the note "Vice Prest. King," which places the sitter in the last weeks of his life, when William Rufus King held the vice presidency under Franklin Pierce. King, a former senator from Alabama who had also served as minister to France, took office in March 1853 and died in April, having served only about six weeks. The plate is attributed to Mathew Brady's studio, whose galleries made portraits of many public figures in these years. A number scratched on the face suggests it may be a copy of an earlier image.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1853]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesPossibly a copy daguerreotype. Scratched on face of plate: 78. Scratched on back of plate: 104; Vice Prest. King. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsKing, William R. (William Rufus),--1786-1853.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan881 × 1,200 px · prints to 3 × 4 in at 300 dpi
Reference552_William_R_King_headands_1844

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