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[Jacob Thompson, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right] – Vintage Wall Art

[Jacob Thompson, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right], [1857?] — historic photograph
[Jacob Thompson, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right], [1857?]. 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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[Jacob Thompson, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

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Scratched into the plate are the numbers 239 and 136 and the note "Jacob Thompson, Cabinet, 1857," which tie this half-length portrait to the Mississippian who served as Secretary of the Interior under President James Buchanan. The sitter turns three-quarters to the right, and the gold toning gives the silvered plate the warm cast favored in studio work of the 1850s. The image came from Mathew Brady's studio, and its identification was made by comparison with a mezzotint by H.S. Sadd.

Created / published[1857?]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1850-1860.Daguerreotypes 1850-1860.
NotesScratched on face of plate: 239; Jacob Thomp ... , 1857 cabinet. Scratched on back of plate: 136; Jacob Thompson, Cabinet, 1857. Identification from mezzotint by H.S. Sadd. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsThompson, Jacob,--1810-1885.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,166 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference596_Jacob_Thompson_halfleng_1857

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