Portrait of an unidentified man, seated, daguerreotype style – Historic Photograph Print
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Step back in time with Portrait of an unidentified man, seated, daguerreotype style, a historic photograph rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. 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.
Portrait of an unidentified man, seated, daguerreotype style
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A seated man in a dark coat, caught in a daguerreotype made around 1844, is a reminder of how early photographic portraiture really was. The daguerreotype process, introduced in 1839, produced a single positive image on a silvered copper plate, so every sitter had to hold still for minutes in bright light, and the result could not be copied the way later prints could. Because this sitter is unidentified, the picture rests on its materials and its moment: the mirror-like surface, the sharp detail, and the formal pose typical of the period. Portraits like this were usually made for families or for personal keeping, not for publication.
| Created / published | 1844 |
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| Original scan | 3,185 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 403_Unidentified_man_about_1844 |
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