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[Theodore Sedgewick, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Theodore Sedgewick, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right], [between 1844 and 1859] — historic photograph
[Theodore Sedgewick, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right], [between 1844 and 1859]. 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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A scratched inscription on the face of this plate reads "Theo. Sedgwick," identifying the sitter as Theodore Sedgwick (1811–1859). The half-length portrait, with the sitter turned three-quarters to the right, was made in Mathew Brady's studio sometime between 1844 and 1859, when Brady's galleries drew many prominent visitors. Gold toning, applied after development, adds warmth to the silvery image and helps protect its surface. The plate later passed through the U.S. War College and reached the Library of Congress in 1920.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1859]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesScratched on face of plate: 29; Theo. Sedgwick. Corners trimmed. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsSedgwick, Theodore,--1811-1859.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,219 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference316_Theodore_Sedgewick_half_1844

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