Snapshots of the Past

[Memucan Hunt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Memucan Hunt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right], [between 1844 and 1856] — historic photograph
[Memucan Hunt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right], [between 1844 and 1856]. 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.)

Description

Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Memucan Hunt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

[Memucan Hunt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

What sets this plate apart is the inscription scratched into its face, "Hunt, Texas," which ties the image to Memucan Hunt (1807–1856), a Texas political figure of the Republic era. The half-plate portrait shows him in three-quarter view, turned to the right, and was produced in Mathew Brady's studio sometime between 1844 and 1856, when daguerreotypes were the dominant form of studio portraiture. An engraving of Hunt ran as the frontispiece of *DeBow's Southern and Western Review* in October 1852, which is how the sitter was identified. The gold toning and trimmed corners are typical of plates from this period.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1856]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesIdentification from engraving in DeBow's Southern and Western Review, October, 1852, frontispiece. Scratched on face of plate: 207; Hunt, Texas. Scratched on back of plate: 27. Corners trimmed. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsHunt, Memucan,--1807-1856.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,272 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference267_Memucan_Hunt_halflength_1844

More from the Daguerreotypes & Early Photography collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[Michael Faraday, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated in chair, hand resting on table][Michael Faraday, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated in c[Mr. Hamilton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right][Mr. Hamilton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right][Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to the right][Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to the right][Peter Paul Duggan, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, head in profile][Peter Paul Duggan, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, head in profi[Ralph Hoyt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, holding a book][Ralph Hoyt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, holding a book][Rembrandt Lockwood, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes front][Rembrandt Lockwood, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes front]