Snapshots of the Past

[Asher Brown Durand, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right, head three-quarters to the left] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Asher Brown Durand, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right, head three-quarters to the left], [between 1845 and 1850] — historic photograph
[Asher Brown Durand, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right, head three-quarters to the left], [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

This rare historic photograph captures [Asher Brown Durand, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right, head three-quarters to the left] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. 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.

[Asher Brown Durand, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right, head three-quarters to the left]

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

Asher Brown Durand, the painter and engraver who led the Hudson River School, sits for this half-plate daguerreotype, a portrait made in Mathew Brady's New York studio sometime between 1845 and 1850. The plate has been gold toned, which warms its silver surface and sharpens the contrast across Durand's face and dark coat. Brady's studio was among the most fashionable portrait operations of the period, and sitters like Durand, who were prominent in New York's arts community, helped establish the daguerreotype as a serious medium for portraiture. The image also shows the head turned against the body, a pose that gives the sitter an active, thoughtful presence.

Created / published[between 1845 and 1850]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1850.Daguerreotypes 1840-1850.
NotesScratched on back of plate: 87; 433. Date based upon Brady advertisement in Doggett's New York City Directory, 1851-52. Facing the light / H. Pfister. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978, p. 313. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsDurand, Asher Brown,--1796-1886.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,123 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference150_Asher_Brown_Durand_head_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

[Asher Brown Durand, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, head three-quarters to the left, with both hands resting on cane, at right][Asher Brown Durand, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, head thr[Caleb Lyon, head-and shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left, with beard][Caleb Lyon, head-and shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left, with beard[Colonel William Gates, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right, in military uniform][Colonel William Gates, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right[A.A. Harwood, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left, in naval uniform][A.A. Harwood, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left, in naval[Cardinal John McCloskey, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left][Cardinal John McCloskey, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the lef[Henry William Herbert, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to left, with mustache and imperial][Henry William Herbert, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to left, wit