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[Unidentified man and woman, both about 35 years of age, with a girl about 15 years of age, man and woman three-quarter length portrait, seated, the man nearly facing front, the woman slightly to the left, holding hands; standing between them, facing front, is the girl] – Historic Photograph Print

[Unidentified man and woman, both about 35 years of age, with a girl about 15 years of age, man and woman three-quarter length portrait, seated, the man nearly facing front, the woman slightly to the left, holding hands; standing between them, facing front, is the girl], [between 1844 and 1860] — historic photograph
[Unidentified man and woman, both about 35 years of age, with a girl about 15 years of age, man and woman three-quarter length portrait, seated, the man nearly facing front, the woman slightly to the left, holding hands; standing between them, facing front, is the girl], [between 1844 and 1860]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive 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 [Unidentified man and woman, both about 35 years of age, with a girl about 15 years of age, man and woman three-quarter length portrait, seated, the man nearly facing front, the woman slightly to the left, holding hands; standing between them, facing front, is the girl] 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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[Unidentified man and woman, both about 35 years of age, with a girl about 15 years of age, man and woman three-quarter length portrait, seated, the man nearly facing front, the woman slightly to the left, holding hands; standing between them, facing front, is the girl]

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Two adults seated side by side, holding hands, with a girl of about fifteen standing between them, make this half-plate daguerreotype a quietly intimate family study. The sitters remain unidentified, but the record dates the plate to between 1844 and 1860 and credits Mathew Brady's studio, one of the most prominent portrait makers of the period. Gold toning, applied after exposure, deepened the silver image and gave it a warm cast, and trimming the plate to an oval fit the small cases popular at the time. A later transfer from the U.S. War College brought it to the Library of Congress in 1920.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenreGroup portraits 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesPlate trimmed to oval shape. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan651 × 838 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-186527

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