Bearded man seated in chair, daguerreotype portrait – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic photograph of Bearded man seated in chair, daguerreotype portrait brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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. Since 2001, Snapshots of the Past has shipped historic prints to tens of thousands of customers around the world.
Bearded man seated in chair, daguerreotype portrait
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A bearded man sits upright in a wooden chair, his gaze fixed on the camera, in a portrait made in 1844, only five years after Louis Daguerre publicized his process in 1839. The image is a daguerreotype, a one-of-a-kind picture fixed directly onto a silver-coated copper plate, so it has a mirror-like sheen that shifts with the angle of light and no negative from which copies could be printed. Exposures in the early 1840s often ran for many seconds, which is why sitters were asked to hold still, and the stiff posture seen here reflects that demand. Portraits of this kind were among the first affordable ways for ordinary people to own a likeness of themselves.
| Created / published | 1844 |
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| Original scan | 3,303 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 386_Unidentified_man_about_1844 |
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