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[R.M.T. Hunter, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left] – Vintage Photo Print

[R.M.T. Hunter, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left], [between 1844 and 1860] — historic photograph
[R.M.T. Hunter, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left], [between 1844 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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This rare historic photograph captures [R.M.T. Hunter, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left] in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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A handwritten inscription scratched on the back of this plate reads "Sen. Hunter, Virginia," tying the portrait to Robert M. T. Hunter, who represented Virginia in the U.S. Senate during the 1840s and 1850s. Hunter had earlier served as Speaker of the House and later became Confederate Secretary of State. He sits in a half-length, three-quarter pose turned to the left. The half plate daguerreotype, gold toned, was made in Mathew Brady's studio, and it was transferred to the U.S. War College in 1920.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesScratched on back of plate: #144; Sen. Hunter, Virginia. Hallmark: 40M. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsHunter, R. M. T. (Robert Mercer Taliaferro),--1809-1887.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,276 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference293_RMT_Hunter_halflength_p_1844

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