Snapshots of the Past

[Henry and William Pinkney Rodgers, three-quarter length portrait, seated, holding hats] – Antique Photo Print

[Henry and William Pinkney Rodgers, three-quarter length portrait, seated, holding hats], [between 1840 and 1854] — historic photograph
[Henry and William Pinkney Rodgers, three-quarter length portrait, seated, holding hats], [between 1840 and 1854]. 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

Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Henry and William Pinkney Rodgers, three-quarter length portrait, seated, holding hats]. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

[Henry and William Pinkney Rodgers, three-quarter length portrait, seated, holding hats]

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

Two brothers, William Pinkney Rodgers (1821–1893) and Henry Rodgers (1823–1854), sit for this three-quarter-length quarter-plate daguerreotype, each holding a hat, and their names are inscribed on the front of the case. The portrait dates from between 1840 and 1854, when daguerreotypes were the dominant form of photographic portraiture and sitters posed formally for these small, mirror-bright silver images. Henry died in 1854, so the picture likely dates from late in his short life. The photographer is unidentified, but the case matches known variants in the Rinhart catalog of daguerreotype cases. The image is part of the Rodgers Family Papers at the Library of Congress.

Created / published[between 1840 and 1854]
Medium1 photograph : quarter plate daguerreotype.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Group portraits 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesPhotographer unidentified. Case: front, variant of Rinhart 123; back, variant of Rinhart 125. Label on front of case: William Pinkney Rodgers, 1821-1893, Henry Rodgers, 1823-1854. Gift; Mrs. Alexander Macomb; 1976; (DLC/PP-1976:307). Forms part of: Rodgers Family Papers, 1740-1977 (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
SubjectsRodgers, William Pinkney,--b. 1821. Rodgers, Henry,--d. 1854.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,303 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference199_Henry_and_William_Pinkn_1840

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

[Henry Clay, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left, facing front, seated, holding cane, tall hat on table with tablecloth][Henry Clay, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left, facing f[Group portrait of an unidentified boy and girl, three-quarter length, seated on upholstered bench, facing front, holding books][Group portrait of an unidentified boy and girl, three-quarter length, seated on[Forbes Winslow, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the right, eyes front, seated in chair at table with escritoire, holding quill pen][Forbes Winslow, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the right, eye[Unidentified girl, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated in chair, holding a daguerreotype case(?)][Unidentified girl, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated in chair[Unidentified girl, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated in chair, holding doll][Unidentified girl, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated in chair[Bishop Frederic Baraga, three-quarter length portrait, facing three-quarters to right, seated, in clerical robes, holding his Dictionary of the Otchipwe Language][Bishop Frederic Baraga, three-quarter length portrait, facing three-quarters to