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Portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie – Vintage Wall Art

Portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie, 1851 — historic photograph
Portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie, 1851. Historic photograph from the Daguerreotypes & Early Photography collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures Portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie in remarkable detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Portrait of a man in a dark coat and bow tie

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A sitter in a dark coat and bow tie gives this 1851 daguerreotype its character, with the formal dress of the period set against the mirror-bright silver surface that defines the process. Daguerreotypes were made on copper plates coated with silver and sensitized with iodine and bromine vapors, producing a single, unique image that could only be viewed at the right angle to catch its reflections. By 1851 the process had been public for roughly a decade and was widely used for portraits, since sitters could afford a studio visit where exposures often ran from several seconds to a minute or more. Notice the sharpness of the detail in the fabric and face, which is one of the process's signature strengths.

Created / published1851
Original scan3,307 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference647_Unidentified_man_about_1851

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