Snapshots of the Past

[Lyman Beecher, half-length portrait, facing front] – Vintage Photo Print

[Lyman Beecher, half-length portrait, facing front], [between 1845 and 1850] — historic photograph
[Lyman Beecher, half-length portrait, facing front], [between 1845 and 1850]. 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

[Lyman Beecher, half-length portrait, facing front] comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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.

[Lyman Beecher, half-length portrait, facing front]

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

Lyman Beecher, the Connecticut-born Congregational minister, sits for this half-length portrait turned squarely toward the camera, a pose that gives his face the full weight of the frame. The daguerreotype was made in the late 1840s, when Beecher was in his seventies and already famous as a fiery preacher and reformer, and it came out of Mathew Brady's studio, which made many of the period's notable portraits. Gold toning, applied to the silver surface after exposure, was a common way to deepen the image and protect its fragile surface. Beecher was the father of Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher, both of whom became well-known writers and speakers.

Created / published[between 1845 and 1850]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1850.Daguerreotypes 1840-1850.
NotesScratched on face of plate: 122. Scratched on back of plate: 149. Facing the light / H. Pfister. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978, p. 297. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsBeecher, Lyman,--1775-1863.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,209 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference26_Lyman_Beecher_halflengt_1845

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

[James Bankhead, half-length portrait, facing front, in military uniform, with sword][James Bankhead, half-length portrait, facing front, in military uniform, with s[Mabel Hubbard Gardiner Bell as a girl, half-length portrait, facing front][Mabel Hubbard Gardiner Bell as a girl, half-length portrait, facing front][Mabel Hubbard, half-length portrait of a girl, facing front, seated][Mabel Hubbard, half-length portrait of a girl, facing front, seated][Rev. Henry Anthon, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing robe, holding book][Rev. Henry Anthon, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing robe, holding bo[William Allen, half-length portrait, nearly facing front][William Allen, half-length portrait, nearly facing front][Rufus Blakeman, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, facing front, hands folded in lap][Rufus Blakeman, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, facing front