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[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left], [between 1844 and 1860] — historic photograph
[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left], [between 1844 and 1860]. 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.)

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This half-length portrait is notable for its uncertain identity: the record names the sitter as Henry Peters Gray, a painter, but also lists Washington Irving as a possible alternative. The plate dates from between 1844 and 1860, when Mathew Brady's studio in New York was making portraits of many prominent people. Gold toning, a common finishing step of the period, strengthened the image and deepened its tones. Gray's name and the number 41 are scratched into the back of the plate, a reminder of how studios labeled and tracked their work.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesAlternative identifications: Washington Irving; Henry Peter Grey. Scratched on back of plate: 41; H.P. Gray. Hallmark: AB. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio. Exhibit loan 4116-L.
SubjectsGray, Henry Peters,--1819-1877.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,068 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference206_Henry_Peters_Gray_halfl_1844

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