Man with Tall Hat
SOLD April 2010 |
Sixth plate daguerreotype of a gruff-looking, sideburned man seated next to a table upon which rests his tall hat. Tablecloth has been colored with blue and red, ad cloth under his arm has been tinted red and color is also applied to his cheeks. Housed in a half case with partial label on reverse giving sitter's year of death as 1868.
Whites in this image are bright and well-rendered, unfortunately it has not been possible to capture them correctly in the scan which fails to render their detail and gives a false appearance of solarization.
Image in excellent condition.
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