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[John Hill Wheeler, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left] – Vintage Wall Art

[John Hill Wheeler, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left], [between 1844 and 1860] — historic photograph
[John Hill Wheeler, half-length portrait, three-quarters to 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 [John Hill Wheeler, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[John Hill Wheeler, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

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A half-length portrait of John Hill Wheeler, turned three-quarters to the left, bears his name scratched into the face of the plate, a handwritten mark that points to early cataloguing. Wheeler was a lawyer and diplomat who served as United States minister to Nicaragua in the late 1850s, though the record also links the name to a "Hon. John Wheeler of New York." The plate was made in Mathew Brady's studio between 1844 and 1860, when daguerreotypes were the leading portrait medium, and the gold toning deepened and warmed its silvery surface. The trimmed lower corners show the plate was altered after it was made.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesScratched on face of plate: 98; Jno. Wheeler. Scratched on back of plate: 79. Lower corners trimmed. Alternative identification: Hon. John Wheeler of New York (cat. 5). Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsWheeler, John H. (John Hill),--1806-1882.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,284 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference235_John_Hill_Wheeler_halfl_1844

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