Portrait of an elderly man with tousled hair, daguerreotype – Historic Photograph Print
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This historic photograph of Portrait of an elderly man with tousled hair, daguerreotype brings a moment of history to your wall. 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. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Portrait of an elderly man with tousled hair, daguerreotype
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Daguerreotypes from 1844 are rare survivors of the earliest years of photography, when each image was a single mirror-like plate that had to be held at the right angle to be seen at all. This portrait of an elderly man with tousled hair shows how quickly the new process was being used to record ordinary people rather than only the wealthy or the famous. The exposures of that era often ran for many seconds, so sitters were asked to hold still, and the loose, untidy hair in this picture is a reminder that the camera recorded natural texture with a sharpness painters could not match. The sitter's identity is not recorded here, so the portrait speaks mainly through his face and appearance.
| Created / published | 1844 |
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| Original scan | 3,284 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 402_Unidentified_man_about_1844 |
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