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Post-mortem photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany, 1888. Post-mortem photograph of Brazil's deposed emperor Pedro II, taken by Nadar, 1891.. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session.
Mourning portrait of K. Horvath-Stansith, née Kiss, artist unknown, 1680s A Child of the Honigh Family on its Deathbed, by an unknown painter, 1675-1700. A mourning portrait or deathbed portrait is a portrait of a person who has recently died, usually shown on their deathbed, or lying in repose, displayed for mourners. These were not rare in ...
William H. Mumler (1832–1884) was an American spirit photographer who worked in New York City and Boston. [1] His first spirit photograph was apparently an accident—a self-portrait which, when developed, also revealed the "spirit" of his deceased cousin.
It was packaged along with a modern-looking collapsible stereoscope and 50 stereograph photos of New York during the 1890s to 1910s. Through the viewer I could see turn-of-the-century Manhattan.
The first round of the Cincinnati Favorite Beer championship starts today. Voting is open through Tuesday at midnight. Voting is open through Tuesday at midnight. Check out the 32-beer bracket and ...
"The Jockey Club Portrait" [12] Jackson is sitting in a chair ordered by James Monroe from Pierre-Antoine Bellange, in the distance is the U.S. Capitol with the "Bullfinch dome," which is distinct from the present dome. [13] 1830 63 Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl Private collection [12] "Farmer Jackson" portrait [12] 1828–1833 61–66
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Daguerrotype portrait of a daguerreotypist displaying daguerreotypes and cases pictured in an airtight frame, 1845 Daguerreotype of Louis Daguerre in 1844 by Jean-Baptiste Sabatier-Blot Daguerreotype [ note 1 ] was the first publicly available photographic process, widely used during the 1840s and 1850s.