Seated bearded man in dark coat, three-quarter view – Historic Photograph Print
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Description
This rare historic photograph captures Seated bearded man in dark coat, three-quarter view in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Seated bearded man in dark coat, three-quarter view
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Few surviving 1840s portraits show a sitter turned three-quarters toward the lens with a full beard, which makes this 1844 daguerreotype a useful record of how men were posed in the earliest years of photography. Exposures then ran from several seconds to minutes, so sitters were braced in head clamps or leaned against a stand to hold still. The daguerreotype process produced a single, mirror-like image on a silvered copper plate, and its sharp detail and reflective surface are worth noticing when you tilt the plate. The dark coat, which reads almost black in the plate, reflects the fashion of the period and the practical need for tones that held up under the process.
| Created / published | 1844 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 1,138 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 483_Unidentified_man_threeq_1844 |
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