Daguerreotype portrait of a stonecutter with hammer and stone – Historic Photo Reproduction
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This historic photograph of Daguerreotype portrait of a stonecutter with hammer and stone brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Daguerreotype portrait of a stonecutter with hammer and stone
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A stonecutter holding a hammer and a block of stone is the detail that sets this daguerreotype apart from the portraits of unnamed sitters that dominate early photography. Made around 1850, it belongs to the first decade of commercial photography, when the daguerreotype process, announced in France in 1839, was still the most detailed way to record a face. Stone trades such as quarrying and masonry were central to building work in the period, so the tools and material show the sitter's occupation as much as his appearance. Daguerreotypes are unique silver-surfaced plates, and their sharp detail and mirror-like sheen are worth looking at closely in person.
| Created / published | 1850 |
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| Original scan | 3,273 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 619_Occupational_portrait_o_1850 |
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