Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man in a bow tie – Historic Photo Reproduction
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A window into the past: Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man in a bow tie, preserved in this historic photograph. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Daguerreotype portrait of an unidentified man in a bow tie
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A bow tie and a stiff collar are the most telling details in this 1848 daguerreotype of an unidentified man, since they show the careful self-presentation that early portrait sitters brought to the studio. Daguerreotypes were made on silvered copper plates, each one a single positive image with no negative, so every portrait was unique. Exposures in 1848 often ran for several minutes, which required sitters to hold still and explains the serious expressions common to the era. Because the sitter is unknown, the picture speaks mainly through its clothing, pose and material, the same qualities that make early daguerreotypes valued by researchers today.
| Created / published | 1848 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 3,303 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 399_Unidentified_man_about_1848 |
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