Unidentified man, daguerreotype portrait – Historic Photograph Print
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Step back in time with Unidentified man, daguerreotype portrait, a historic photograph rich in period 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. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Unidentified man, daguerreotype portrait
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Little is known about the sitter in this 1851 daguerreotype, which is part of a larger group of early portraits gathered under the heading of daguerreotypes and early photography. The process was introduced in 1839 and was the first widely used photographic method, producing a single, mirror-like image on a silver-coated copper plate. Portraits from the early 1850s were typically made in studios with long exposure times, so sitters often held still with a fixed expression, and the plate itself must be viewed at an angle to see the picture clearly. Because the man has never been named, the image rests on its appearance and period rather than on a known life story.
| Created / published | 1851 |
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| Original scan | 3,260 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 648_Unidentified_man_about_1851 |
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