Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man in profile – Antique Photo Print
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Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man in profile comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man in profile
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A profile portrait of an unidentified man, dated to 1844, is a rare kind of early daguerreotype: the sitter turned to the side rather than facing the lens, a pose borrowed from coins, medals and classical busts. The daguerreotype process, announced in France in 1839, produced a single mirror-like image on a silvered copper plate, and sitters of the early 1840s often had to hold still for several minutes in strong light. Because the man is unnamed, the picture rests on its form alone, and its clean outline and quiet dignity show how quickly portraiture adapted the conventions of sculpture and painting to the new medium.
| Created / published | 1844 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 3,306 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 398_Unidentified_man_about_1844 |
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