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[John Francis, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right] – Historic Photograph Print

[John Francis, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right], [between 1844 and 1860] — historic photograph
[John Francis, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right], [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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This rare historic photograph captures [John Francis, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[John Francis, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

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Shown in a three-quarter turn to the right, John W. Francis sits for this half-plate daguerreotype made in Mathew Brady's studio. Francis (1789-1861) was a New York physician known for the literary dinners he hosted, which drew writers and public men of the city. The plate is gold toned, a treatment that deepened its tonal range and helped stabilize the image. Scratched inscriptions on the back include a 1920 notation recording its transfer to the U.S. War College. The picture dates from sometime between 1844 and 1860, a period when Brady's studio was among the busiest portrait operations in the country.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesScratched on back of plate: 78; 158 [canceled] Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsFrancis, John W. (John Wakefield),--1789-1861.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,196 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference233_John_Francis_halflength_1844

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