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[Unidentified man and woman, seated, facing front] – Historic Photograph Print

[Unidentified man and woman, seated, facing front], [ca. 1848] — historic photograph
[Unidentified man and woman, seated, facing front], [ca. 1848]. 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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This rare historic photograph captures [Unidentified man and woman, seated, facing front] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[Unidentified man and woman, seated, facing front]

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Hand-applied color warms the cheeks and clothing of this small sixth-plate daguerreotype, which shows an unidentified man and woman seated together and facing the camera. In the late 1840s, daguerreotypists often tinted the silvered plate with fine brushes and powdered pigments, an extra step that added warmth and cost to a portrait. The case carries the mark Rinhart 162 on its front, and the silk pad is stamped J. Turpin, details that help place the object's making. The Library of Congress received the plate as a 1999 gift from Anthony Barboza.

Created / published[ca. 1848]
Medium1 photograph : sixth-plate daguerreotype, hand-colored.
GenreDaguerreotypes 1840-1850.Portraits 1840-1850.Group portraits 1840-1850.
NotesCase: front - Rinhart 162; back - oval surrounded by scrolls. Barboza number: 6019.005. Stamped on silk pad: J. Turpin. Gift; Anthony Barboza; 1999; (DLC/PP-1999:022). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,937 × 6,197 px · prints to 16 × 21 in at 300 dpi
Reference349_Unidentified_man_and_wo_1848

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