Daguerreotype portrait of a man in profile, in hinged case – Antique Photo Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Daguerreotype portrait of a man in profile, in hinged case in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Daguerreotype portrait of a man in profile, in hinged case
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Few surviving images from 1840 are as small or as fragile as this daguerreotype, a single silvered copper plate showing a man seen in profile. Its hinged case, typically lined with embossed paper or velvet, was part of the object from the start, since early daguerreotypes were fragile and were meant to be shielded from air and handling. Daguerreotypes were introduced in France in 1839 and quickly became the first widely practiced photographic process, prized for their sharp detail. Because the image sits on a mirror-like surface, it changes with the angle of light, and viewers often have to tilt it to see the figure clearly.
| Created / published | 1840 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 3,284 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 468_Unidentified_man_possib_1840 |
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