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[George Douglas Brewerton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes facing front, with beard, in civilian dress] – Antique Photo Print

[George Douglas Brewerton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes facing front, with beard, in civilian dress], [between 1844 and 1860] — historic photograph
[George Douglas Brewerton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes facing front, with beard, in civilian dress], [between 1844 and 1860]. 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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[George Douglas Brewerton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes facing front, with beard, in civilian dress]

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A misspelled name, "Browerton," is scratched into the face of this plate, and the number 126 is etched on the back. The sitter, George Douglas Brewerton (1820-1901), was a writer whose work drew on his service in the Mexican War and his travels in the American West. The plate was made in Mathew Brady's studio, which photographed many prominent Americans in the 1840s and 1850s. Gold toning, applied to many daguerreotypes of this period, gave the silvered surface a warmer tone and greater durability.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesScratched on face of plate: Browerton. Scratched on back of plate: 126. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsBrewerton, George Douglas,--1820-1901.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,109 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference62_George_Douglas_Brewerto_1844

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