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[Bust of William Robertson Grant] – Antique Photo Print

[Bust of William Robertson Grant], [between 1850 and 1860] — historic photograph
[Bust of William Robertson Grant], [between 1850 and 1860]. 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 window into the past: [Bust of William Robertson Grant], preserved in this historic photograph. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[Bust of William Robertson Grant]

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Rather than a living sitter, this stereoscopic daguerreotype records a plaster bust of Dr. William Robertson Grant, as noted on the back. Grant, who lived from 1811 to 1852, is the subject of the sculpture, and the image dates from sometime between 1850 and 1860, near the end of his life or just after. Photographing sculpture was a common practice of the period, since it let a likeness be copied and shared. The paired views were meant to be seen through a stereoscope, which gave the small plaster head a sense of depth.

Created / published[between 1850 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : stereoscopic daguerreotype.
GenreDaguerreotypes 1850-1860.Stereographs 1850-1860.Portrait photographs 1850-1860.
NotesWritten on back: Plaster bust, Dr. W. R. Grant. Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1997; (DLC/PP-1997:105). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress)
SubjectsGrant, William Robertson,--1811-1852. Sculpture--1850-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,575 × 3,631 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi
Reference574_Bust_of_William_Roberts_1850

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