Daguerreotype portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat – Historic Photo Reproduction
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Daguerreotype portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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Daguerreotype portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat
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The record gives us a bearded man in a dark coat, captured as a daguerreotype in 1844, which places the sitter among the earliest generations to have their likeness fixed by photography. Daguerreotypes were unique silver-coated copper plates, each one a single image rather than a negative that could be reprinted, and they were typically sealed under glass in small cases. Sitters in the 1840s often had to hold still for several seconds or longer in bright light, which is why many portraits from this period look so serious. The dark coat and the sitter's beard are the clearest details the record offers, and they reflect the fashions of the decade.
| Created / published | 1844 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 3,295 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 441_Unidentified_man_headan_1844 |
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