Sunday, 26 May 2013

Daguerreotype Portrait

Unknown Woman
Daguerreotype portrait, 1850s
From The Nite Tripper's photostream, Flickr
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous26 May 2013 at 14:36

    She looks happy. That's remarkable since most people don't show much expression on a daguerreotype (due to the long exposure time I guess).

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    1. Rigadoon2326 May 2013 at 18:36

      I hadn't realized that, Rob. These things interest me. I shall watch out for that in future.

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