The mineralogist – Historic Reproduction
![The mineralogist, [no date recorded on shelflist card] — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/e9/e91b7d067e15-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with The mineralogist, a historic print rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The mineralogist
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The record gives us very little to go on: the title is "The mineralogist," the medium is a single print, and no date appears on the shelflist card, which carries the name Endicott as its associated name. Because the card is unverified, we cannot say with confidence who the sitter is, who made the print, or when it was produced. The subject itself, a figure who studies rocks and minerals, places the picture in a long tradition of scholarly portraiture and genre scenes from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when mineral collecting was a popular pursuit among amateurs as well as professional scientists.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on shelflist card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Endicott |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,343 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-117062 |
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