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[Francis Lister Hawks, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, eyes front] – Vintage Wall Art

[Francis Lister Hawks, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, eyes front], [between 1844 and 1860] — historic photograph
[Francis Lister Hawks, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, eyes front], [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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The sitter is identified mainly by the words "Rev. Dr. Hawkes" scratched on the back of the plate, though the record also lists other names, including Thomas Ewing, so the attribution deserves some caution. If it is Francis Lister Hawks (1798-1866), he was an Episcopal clergyman and author who wrote on North Carolina history and the early church. This gold-toned half-plate daguerreotype, made between 1844 and 1860 in Mathew Brady's studio, shows him in a three-quarter view, a format that was popular for public figures at the time. The plate later passed to the U.S. War College before entering the Library of Congress in 1920.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesAlternative identifications: Rev. Hawkes (cat. 5); Thomas Ewing. Scratched on back of plate: 167; Rev. Dr. Hawkes. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsHawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister),--1798-1866.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,294 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference188_Francis_Lister_Hawks_ha_1844

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