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[James Gordon Bennett, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left, seated, hands folded in lap, seated beside a small table with tablecloth on which rests a tall hat] – Vintage Wall Art

[James Gordon Bennett, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left, seated, hands folded in lap, seated beside a small table with tablecloth on which rests a tall hat], [between 1851 and 1852] — historic photograph
[James Gordon Bennett, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left, seated, hands folded in lap, seated beside a small table with tablecloth on which rests a tall hat], [between 1851 and 1852]. 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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Seated beside a small table draped in a cloth, with a tall hat resting on it, the man in this half-plate daguerreotype is James Gordon Bennett, the Scottish-born founder of the *New York Herald*. Made in Mathew Brady's studio between 1851 and 1852, the plate was gold-toned to deepen its tones and sharpen detail. An engraving of the likeness by Jourdan appeared in the *United States Democratic Review* in late 1852, which helps confirm the sitter's identity. Bennett had built the *Herald* into one of the most widely read papers in the country, so his portrait would have been of considerable public interest.

Created / published[between 1851 and 1852]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1850-1860.Daguerreotypes 1850-1860.
NotesScratched on face of plate: 84. Scratched on back of plate: 188; 271 [canceled] Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Identification from engraving by Jourdan in United States Democratic Review, Nov./Dec. 1852, opp. p. 1. 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.
SubjectsBennett, James Gordon,--1795-1872.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,285 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference41_James_Gordon_Bennett_th_1851

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